Preferred Label : Myotonic dystrophy 1;
Symbol : DM1;
CISMeF acronym : DM; DM1;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Dystrophia myotonica; Dystrophia myotonica 1; Steinert disease; DM;
Description : Myotonic dystrophy is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized mainly by myotonia,
muscular dystrophy, cataracts, hypogonadism, frontal balding, and ECG changes. The
genetic defect in DM1 results from an amplified trinucleotide repeat in the 3-prime
untranslated region of a protein kinase gene. Disease severity varies with the number
of repeats: normal individuals have 5 to 37 repeats, mildly affected persons have
50 to 150 repeats, patients with classic DM have 100 to 1,000 repeats, and those with
congenital onset can have more than 2,000 repeats. The disorder shows genetic anticipation,
with expansion of the repeat number dependent on the sex of the transmitting parent.
Alleles of 40 to 80 repeats are usually expanded when transmitted by males, whereas
only alleles longer than 80 repeats tend to expand in maternal transmissions. Repeat
contraction events occur 4.2 to 6.4% of the time (Musova et al., 2009). - Genetic
Heterogeneity of Myotonic Dystrophy See also myotonic dystrophy-2 (DM2; 602668), which
is caused by mutation in the ZNF9 gene (116955) on chromosome 3q.;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by a trinucleotide repeat expansion (CTG)n in the dystrophia myotonica-protein
kinase gene (DMPK, 605377.0001);
Prefixed ID : #160900;
Origin ID : 160900;
UMLS CUI : C3250443;
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