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Myotonic dystrophy phenotype without expansion of (CTG)n repeat: an entity distinct from proximal myotonic myopathy (PROMM)?
Journal of neurology - 1 Oct 1996
Abbruzzese C, Krahe R, Liguori M, Tessarolo D, Siciliano M J, Ashizawa T, Giacanelli M
Abstract excerpt
Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is associated with an expansion of an unstable (CTG)n repeat in the 3' untranslated region of the DM protein kinase (DMPK) gene on chromosome 19q13.3. We studied six patients from two families who showed no expansions of the repeat, in spite of their clinical diagnosis of DM. These patients had multi-systemic manifestations that were distinguishable from those seen in other myotonic...
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