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Meanings of myotonic dystrophy in English

Portuguese
doença de steinert
Spanish
distrofia miotonica de steinert
Catalan
distròfia miotònica de steinert
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Long term genetic disorder that affects muscle function.

Related terms
doença de steinert

A severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant.

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Examples for "dm1"
Examples for "dm1"
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Conclusions: Patients with DM1 can develop rapid changes in cardiac conduction intervals.
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Skeletal muscle, heart and smooth muscle are prominently affected in DM1.
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The lifespans of the DM1 LBCLs were significantly shorter than normal cell lines.
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Clinical findings in DM1 span a continuum from mild to severe.
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Objective: We investigated care burden and its correlates among caregivers of patients with DM1.
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The aim of our study is to assess the prognostic value of HRT in MD1 patients.
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We present our experience with six patients affected by myxomatous degeneration associated to Steinert disease undergoing complex mitral valve repair.
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Usage of myotonic dystrophy in English
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Thornton said people with myotonic dystrophy have all the ingredients for a healthy body.
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Earlier collaboration has also resulted in an experimental drug for myotonic dystrophy that will soon begin development.
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Mice injected with a compound that neutralizes faulty gene activity regained the use of muscles frozen by myotonic dystrophy, the researchers said.
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We report a rare case of double heterozygous type I protein C deficiency and factor V Leiden in a patient with classic myotonic dystrophy.
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These data indicate that muscle dysfunction is a core feature of SBMA caused by at least some of the same pathogenic mechanisms as myotonic dystrophy.
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