IN 1909, Steinert described a familial, chronic, slowly progressive disease characterized by visual and glandular disturbances combined with muscular atrophy. This has been called myotonia ...

which simplifies the analysis of repeat expansions within the DMPK gene and is intended to aid in the diagnosis of Myotonic Dystrophy Type I (DM1), also known as Steinert's Disease. DM1 is an ...

The condition is classified into two types: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), sometimes called “Steinert disease,” and myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2). DM2 is generally considered less severe ...

DM1, also known as Steinert's disease, is a progressively disabling, life-shortening genetic disorder, causing muscle weakness and cardiac and respiratory abnormalities. "Following robust ...