Article
[Effect of maternal paternal transmissions on clinical manifestations of CTG repeat on myotonic dystrophy].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Dec 1997
Eguchi I, Tsuji S
Abstract excerpt
The increasing size of the CTG repeat in successive generations is considered to the molecular basis for anticipation in DM. Maternal offspring show severe clinical manifestation than paternal transmitted offspring. The intergenerational amplification of this repeat is influenced by the sex of the parent transmitting mutant allele, in that a greater average intergenerational amplification is seen on maternal...
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