Proximal weakness as the primary manifestation of myotonic dystrophy in older adults

Muscle & Nerve

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 687-688

  Lacomis, David ^a,b   Chad, David A ^a   Smith, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; myotonic dystrophy; neuromuscular diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLES; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 0028362190     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.880170622     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Molecular basis of myotonic dystrophy: expansion of a trinucleotide (CTG) repeat at the 3′ end of a transcript encoding a protein kinase family member
2. Clinical evidence for heterogeneity in myotonic dystrophy
3. Genetics and physiology of the myotonic muscle disorders