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myotonic dystrophy

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myotonic dystrophy [¦mī·ə¦tän·ik ′dis·trə·fē]
(medicine)
A hereditary disease, transmitted as an autosomal dominant, characterized by lack of normal relaxation of muscles after contraction, slowly progressive muscular weakness and atrophy, especially of the face and neck, cataract formation, early baldness, gonadal atrophy, abnormal glucose tolerance curve, and, frequently, mental deficiency.
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Because scientists believe that potentially all of the symptoms of myotonic dystrophy - the most common form of muscular dystrophy in adults - flow from this single genetic flaw, neutralizing it could potentially restore muscle function in people with the disease.
Novel discovery may pave way for new muscular dystrophy therapies by Asian News International
Sam's distraught mum Christine, who is a teaching assistant at the school, told the BBC he suffered from myotonic dystrophy, a muscular condition which can lead to abnormal heart rhythm.
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00 Hardcover QH430 Heading this collection are short communications on considering myotonic dystrophy as a "repeat disease" and using one or two individual organisms to address population-wide genetic questions.
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