How to Use myotonic dystrophy in a Sentence

myotonic dystrophy

noun
  • Glenn Schwartz, his publicist, said the cause was a form of heart failure due to myotonic dystrophy type 2, a disease that causes muscle wasting and weakness.
    Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The telltale sign of myotonic dystrophy type 2 is muscle wasting and weakness.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Megan has myotonic dystrophy, a form of muscular dystrophy that affects muscles and other organs in the body.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2018
  • Gottfried, 67, had type II myotonic dystrophy, a kind of muscular dystrophy, said his longtime friend and publicist, Glenn Schwartz.
    NBC News, 13 Apr. 2022
  • McNally said heart complications are common for the two types of myotonic dystrophy.
    NBC News, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The cause was myotonic dystrophy, a muscular disorder, said his wife, Carolyn Shettle.
    Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Gottfried died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia caused by myotonic dystrophy type 2, his friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz said in a statement.
    Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The chance of having recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, though, is exceedingly rare, Haythe says.
    Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
  • In a statement, his longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz confirmed that Gottfried died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to type 2 myotonic dystrophy.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Gottfried passed away following a long battle with type II myotonic dystrophy, a rare genetic disorder whose symptoms include breathing and heart muscle weakness.
    Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2022
  • According to the National Institutes of Health, myotonic dystrophy is an inherited disease that affects the muscles.
    CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The comedian's longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz said in a statement that the comedian died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022
  • But more than 40 known inherited conditions, including Huntington’s and myotonic dystrophy, are marked by too many DNA nucleotide repeats.
    Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2019
  • The partnership is focused on, but not limited to, an experimental drug that Entrada was already developing for myotonic dystrophy type 1, often called DM1.
    Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • His representative said Gottfried's death was caused by a heart rhythm issue called recurrent ventricular tachycardia, which resulted from myotonic dystrophy type II.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2022
  • There are various management strategies to address myotonic dystrophy.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Gottfried died on April 12 after suffering recurrent ventricular tachycardia resulting from myotonic dystrophy type 2.
    Ashley Shannon Wu, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2022

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