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Myotonia congenita in northern Finland: an epidemiological and genetic study.
1 Apr 1998
Abstract excerpt
An epidemiological and genetic investigation of myotonia congenita was carried out in northern Finland. Altogether 58 patients were identified (of whom 54 lived in the study area) in 23 families, with a prevalence of 7.3 per 100000. The majority of the families originated from a sparsely populated area in western Lapland. The mean age at onset of the disease was 11 years with a range of 2 to 45 years. The mean...
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