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What do you meant by myotonic dystrophy.

  When you hear the acronym MD, you immediately think of muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy is a disease that affects millions and even has its own telethon. It features a child with leg braces and a child in a wheelchair. But, another MD is moronic dystrophy, which is a derivative of the main version and is the most common form beginning in adulthood . Again, this is a long-term hereditary disease characterized by loss of muscle. Although there is currently no cure, doctors can treat the symptoms of ailments such as cataracts, intellectual disability . Miltonic dystrophy, also characterized by the inability of the muscles to contract and then relax is a condition of muscle weakness . Anyone can be affected by moronic dystrophy, but it generally begins in his 20s or 30s. A child born with this condition, called congenital moronic dystrophy, usually has a more severe form and, due to the autosomal dominant inheritance pattern . The condition affects 1 in 8000 people wo...