There are two types of myotonic muscular dystrophy, described as type 1 (DM 1) and type 2 (DM 2). DM 1 is also called Steinert’s disease. Myotonic muscular dystrophy causes weakness of the ...

Muscular dystrophy can appear in infancy up to middle age or later, and its form and severity are determined in part by the age at which it occurs. Some types of muscular dystrophy typically ...

DM1 (formerly known as Steinert disease) is caused by a defect in the DMPK gene on chromosome 19 and is a form of muscular dystrophy, leading to weakness and loss of function in voluntary muscles ...

offering new pathways for understanding and treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). A groundbreaking study has shed light on the complex interactions between dystrophin, a protein critical to ...