Article
Myotonic dystrophy: genetic, clinical, and molecular analysis of patients from 41 Brazilian families.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 1995
Passos-Bueno M R, Cerqueira A, Vainzof M, Marie S K, Zatz M
Abstract excerpt
Results of genealogical, DNA, and clinical findings in 41 families with 235 patients affected with myotonic dystrophy (DM) led to the following observations. (1) The relative proportion of affected patients among blacks is apparently lower than among whites or orientals. (2) A significant excess...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Analysis of Variance
- Asian People
- Black People
- Brazil
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Fertility
- Gene Expression
- Genomic Imprinting
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Myotonic Dystrophy