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Facial emotion recognition in myotonic dystrophy type 1 correlates with CTG repeat expansion
18 Jan 2006
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the ability of patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 to recognise basic facial emotions. We also explored the relationship between facial emotion recognition, neuropsychological data, personality, and CTG repeat expansion data in the DM-1 group. METHODS: In total, 50 patients with DM-1 (28 women and 22 men) participated, with 41 healthy controls. Recognition of facial emotional...
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