This strengthened the suspicion of congenital myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) in the newborn. Autosomal dominant congenital DM1 is due to a CTG repeat expansion of the DMPK (dystrophia myotonica ...

In recent years, a growing understanding of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1)—an often fatal, devastating, rare neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and other life-limiting ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD The life expectancy for a person with muscular dystrophy (MD) depends on which type of ...

Description: There are various forms of Muscular Dystrophy, including Becker, Congenital, Duchenne, Distal, Emery-Dreifuss, Facioscapulohumeral, Limb-Girdle, Myotonic ...

People with Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy, progressively lose muscle mass and strength in their lower legs, hands, neck and face.

People with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy, progressively lose muscle mass and strength in their lower legs, hands, neck and face.