[Myotonic dystrophy - a new insight into a well-known disease].

Abstract excerpt

Myotonic dystrophy (DM), the most common dystrophy in adults, is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by a variety of multisystemic features. Two genetically distinct forms of DM are identified - type 1 (DM1), the classic form first described by Steinert, and type 2 (DM2), identified by Ricker. DM1 is caused by trinucleotide expansion of CTG in the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase gene, whereas in DM2 the...

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