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[Premutation in myotonic dystrophy].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Apr 1999
Komai K, Matsumoto Y, Takamori M
Abstract excerpt
Myotonic dystrophy(MyD) is caused by the abnormal expansion of CTG repeats in the 3' untranslated region of a gene encoding a protein kinase. Although some sporadic cases of MyD have been reported, the molecular basis of the intergenerational CTG expansion from asymptomatic parents is not fully understood. To determine the frequency of sporadic cases, we surveyed our clinical records of 40 MyD patients. Four...
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