There is a wide range of symptoms in DM1, ranging from mild features, such as baldness and cataracts, to very severe features including muscle weakness and cardiac conduction defects. Many of the ...

Figure 2: Developmental expression of Six5, as reflected by expression of the integrated β-galactosidase reporter driven from the endogenous Six5 promoter. Figure 3: Analysis of gene expression in ...

Falls are frequent in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1), but the pathophysiology of the balance impairment needs further exploration in this disease. The current work aims to provide a richer ...

Background: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common and dominant inherited neuromuscular dystrophy disease in adults, involving multiple organs, including the brain. Although structural ...

This study was carried out on 9 patients with myotonic dystrophy and 8 with slowly progressive nonmyotonic muscular dystrophy admitted to the Neurology Service at Duke University Hospital and the ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Increased cardiac expression of Multiplexin ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 incurs high healthcare costs, driven by age and comorbidities like cardiac and respiratory issues. Early detection and integrated management of multisystemic complications ...

Dublin, Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Myotonic Dystrophy - Epidemiology Forecast - 2034" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report delivers an in-depth ...

An increase in research and development (R&D) activities in myotonic dystrophy is expected to drive market growth by enhancing the understanding of the disease, accelerating drug discovery, and ...

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, shown in a 2016 photo, died on Tuesday, April 12, from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II. Scott Roth Scott Roth/Invision/AP Comedian ...

The comedian, who died Tuesday at 67, was dealing with "a very specific, rare genetic disorder," cardiologist Dr. Jennifer Haythe tells PEOPLE Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, ...