title: Myotonic dystrophy: a report of two cases from one family.
abstract: The authors report two cases of a brother and sister who suffered myotonic dystrophy and had a family history of the disease. Muscular dystrophy--more severe in the boy and mild in the girl--was the clinical manifestation. EMG findings corresponded to a primary muscle disorder, coinciding with myotonic activity in case 1. The genealogical study of four generations of this family revealed a descent pattern of inheritance. Anticipation--a characteristic phenomenon of the disease expressed in the occurrence of the disorder at earlier ages and in more severe forms in the successive generations--was also observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chakova
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Temenlieva
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Geneva
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009223:Myotonic Dystrophy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010375:Pedigree