## Abstract Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is associated with both skeletal and cardiac muscle involvement. The aim of the present study was to determine whether familial clustering is observed in the severity of muscle involvement in DM1. We evaluated 51 sibling groups constituting 112 patients w
Cardiac involvement in muscular dystrophies: Molecular mechanisms
โ Scribed by Fiona C. Goodwin; Francesco Muntoni
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 235 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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