Inherited disease with myotonia (irritability and prolonged contraction of muscles), mask-like face, premature balding, cataracts, and cardiac disease. Due to a trinucleotide repeat (a stuttering sequence of three bases) in the DNA.
MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY
Meaning of MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012