Huahua Zhong, Li Zeng, Xuefan Yu, Qing Ke, Jihong Dong, Yan Chen, Lijun Luo, Xueli Chang, Junhong Guo, Yiqi Wang, Hui Xiong, Rongrong Liu, Changxia Liu, Jibao Wu, Jie Lin, Jianying Xi, Wenhua Zhu, Song Tan, Fuchen Liu, Jiahong Lu, Chongbo Zhao, Sushan Luo
BACKGROUND: As the most common subtype of adult muscular dystrophy worldwide, large cohort reports on myotonic dystrophy type I (DM1) in China are still lacking. This study aims to analyze the genetic and clinical characteristics of Chinese Han DM1 patients. METHODS: Based on the multicenter collaborating effort of the Pan-Yangtze River Delta Alliance for Neuromuscular Disorders, patients with suspected clinical diagnoses of DM1 were genetically confirmed from January 2020 to April 2023...
March 7, 2024: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases