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Myotonia congenita and myotonic dystrophy in the same family: coexistence of a CLCN1 mutation and expansion in the CNBP (ZNF9) gene.
Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 2011
Sun C, Van Ghelue M, Tranebjærg L, Thyssen F, Nilssen Ø, Torbergsen T
Abstract excerpt
Myotonia is characterized by hyperexcitability of the muscle cell membrane. Myotonic disorders are divided into two main categories: non-dystrophic and dystrophic myotonias. The non-dystrophic myotonias involve solely the muscle system, whereas the dystrophic myotonias are characterized by multisystem involvement and additional muscle weakness. Each category is further subdivided into different groups according...
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