title: Expansion size and presence of CCG/CTC/CGG sequence interruptions in the expanded CTG array are independently associated to hypermethylation at the DMPK locus in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1).
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Via Capecelatro 66, 20148 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: masantoro@dongnocchi.it.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy. Electronic address: fontanaluana@libero.it.
authors.forename: Luana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina, 306, 00142 Rome, Italy. Electronic address: m.masciullo@hsantalucia.it.
authors.forename: Marcella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masciullo
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Institute of Neurology, UCSC, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome Italy. Electronic address: mlebianchi@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria Laura Ester
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Institute of Neurology, UCSC, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome Italy. Electronic address: salvatorerossi309@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Section of Hygiene, UCSC, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy. Electronic address: emanuele.leoncini@rm.unicatt.it.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leoncini
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy. Electronic address: novelli@med.uniroma2.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Novelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy. Electronic address: botta@med.uniroma2.it.
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Botta
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Institute of Neurology, UCSC, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome Italy. Electronic address: gsilvestri@rm.unicatt.it.
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silvestri
keywords: DMPK; High resolution melting; Methylation; Myotonic dystrophy type 1; SIX5; Variant expansions