Impact of prematurity and the CTG repeat length on outcomes in congenital myotonic dystrophy

Impact of prematurity and the CTG repeat length on outcomes in congenital myotonic dystrophy

Abstract Objective Patients with congenital myotonic dystrophy (CDM) tend to be born preterm. Although the CDM severity generally depends on the CTG repeat length, prematurity may also affect the prognosis in patients with CDM. Given that preterm birth is expected to increase the risk of CDM in newb...

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Main Authors: Yu Saito, Kenta Matsumura, Misao Kageyama, Yuichi Kato, Eiji Ohta, Kiyoaki Sumi, Takeshi Futatani, Taketoshi Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Myotonic dystrophy
CTG repeat
Discrimination analysis
Prematurity
Predicting prognosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05186-z

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