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Common Characteristics Between Frailty and Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1: A Narrative Review.
Aging and disease - 29 Aug 2024
Garmendia Joana, Labayru Garazi, de Souto Barreto Philipe, Vergara Itziar, de Munain Adolfo López, Sistiaga Andone
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Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder often considered a model of accelerated aging due to the early appearance of certain age-related clinical manifestations and cellular and molecular aging markers. Frailty, a state of vulnerability related to aging, has been recently studied in neurological conditions but has received considerably less attention in neuromuscular disorders. This...
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