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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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An unstable triplet repeat in a gene related to myotonic muscular dystrophy. For years, neurologists have noticed a strange phenomenon: Patients afflicted by myotonic muscular dystrophy, a muscle-stiffening disorder, often have children with a more severe form of the disease. The drug, which was launched in the second quarter of 2006, is also being investigated for various other indications with unmet medical needs, including severe insulin resistance, myotonic muscular dystrophy and HIV-Associated Adipose Redistribution Syndrome (HARS). |
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