Myotonic dystrophy

Last revised by Arlene Campos on 5 Jun 2024

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Campos A, Bell D, et al. Myotonic dystrophy. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67155

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67155

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/67155

rID:

67155

Article created:

22 Mar 2019, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

5 Jun 2024, Arlene Campos ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Arlene Campos had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

7 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Synonyms:

Myotonic muscular dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophies
Myotonic dystrophy - general

Myotonic dystrophy refers to a group of progressive multi-system genetic disorders that affect primarily muscle function, but can also affect other organs such as the heart, eye and endocrine system.

There are two clinically and molecularly defined forms of myotonic dystrophy: