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[Myotonic dystrophy and myotonin kinase protein gene mutation].
Bratislavske lekarske listy - 1 May 1997
Ruscák J
Abstract excerpt
Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is an autosomal dominant defect associated with an underlying CTG trinucleotide repeat expansion of the myotonin protein kinase (MTPK) gene at a locus on chromosome 19 (19q13.3). The triplet repeat expansions occur in 3'non-coding regions of MTPK genes, CTG repeat expansions predetermine the clinical severity and the age at which the disease occurs: the larger the expansions, the higher...
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