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Genealogical study of myotonic dystrophy in Istria (Croatia).
Annales de genetique - 1 Jan 2000
Medica I, Logar N, Mileta D Leonardelli, Peterlin B
Abstract excerpt
High prevalence of myotonic dystrophy (DM) of 18.1 per 100,000 has been found in Croatian region Istria, a region where a great mixture of nations occurred over the last three centuries. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis of common ancestry in Istrian DM families. Pedigrees were constructed on the basis of extensive family history obtained from the patients in all Istrian DM families. Church...
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