Leukocyte telomere length in patients with myotonic dystrophy type I: a pilot study

Abstract Myotonic dystrophy type I (DM1) is an autosomal dominant disease of which clinical manifestations resemble premature aging. We evaluated the contribution of telomere length in pathogenesis in 361 DM1 patients (12 with serial measurements) and 223 unaffected relative controls using qPCR assa...

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Main Authors: Youjin Wang, Ana Best, Roberto Fernández‐Torrón, Rotana Alsaggaf, Mikel Garcia‐Puga, Casey L. Dagnall, Belynda Hicks, Mone’t Thompson, Ander Matheu Fernandez, Miren Zulaica Ijurco, Mark H. Greene, Adolfo Lopez de Munain, Shahinaz M. Gadalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.50954