Myotonic dystrophy is a condition that causes thinned muscles, decreased muscle tone, and muscle weakness. Over time, a person may lose their strength and have issues relaxing their muscles. The ...

Myotonic dystrophy 2 (DM2) is a form of muscular dystrophy, a disease that leads to progressive muscle degeneration. It is caused by the expansion of a repetitive DNA sequence containing multiple CCTG ...

Prof. Claudia Günther (left) from Dresden and Prof. Eva Bartok (right) from Bonn are jointly investigating the connection between myotonic dystrophy and autoimmune diseases. Myotonic dystrophy 2 (DM2) ...

More than 30 rare muscular dystrophy types cause progressive muscle weakness from inherited gene mutations. Combined, they affect about 1 in 5,000 to 8,000 people. Common subtypes vary by age of onset ...

Muscular Dystrophy: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment: By Anjali Srivastava Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited conditions that cause gradual muscle weakness and loss of muscle mass. It ...