Myotonic Dystrophy

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be explained by the ability of the gene to expand from
generation to generation. Amplification is frequently observed after
parent-to-child transmission, but extreme amplifications are not
transmitted through the male line. This explains anticipation and the
occurrence of the severe congenital form almost exclusively in the
offspring of affected women.

Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy

Congenital myotonic dystrophy is the early childhood form of
myotonic dystrophy (also known as Steinert's disease). Usually in myotonic
dystrophy the symptoms begin to show in childhood or later in life, but
symptoms of congenital myotonic dystrophy are evident from birth. It occurs
only when the mother already has myotonic dystrophy and she passes it on to
the child in a more severe form. Congenital means "from birth" because the
condition is usually identified at birth or soon after; myotonic means
"involving muscle stiffness"; and dystrophy is "muscle wasting and
weakness". Symptoms:
Often babies ...

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