Tag: myotonic dystrophy

Myotonic dystrophy Myotonic dystrophy, also called myotonia atrophica, is the most common form of muscular dystrophy. It is an inherited disorder and affects the skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles of the body. Characteristic features of the disease include progressive muscle degeneration, muscle shrinkage, and weakness. Inheritance Myotonic dystrophy is an autosomal dominant trinucleotide repeat disorder.…