Myotonic Dystrophy: Severity and Maternal Age

Abstract

The severity of myotonic dystrophy in 17 affected sibling pairs from 15 families in which 2 or more affected children were born to mothers with myotonic dystrophy is reported from the Hospital for Sick Children, London and the Prince of Wales Children’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

Keywords

• myotonic dystrophy
• maternal age
• scoliosis