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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001;44(12):2302-2306.
Published online December 1, 2001.
A case of congenital myotonic dystrophy: Molecular diagnosis and clinical study.
Yon Ju Kim, Moon Young Kim, Bom Yi Lee, Jin Woo Kim, So Yeon Park, Ji Eun Kim, Dong Chul Oh, Jun Sik Hong, Hae Kyoung Han, Mi Jung Kim, Yi Kyeong Chun, Hye Sun Kim, Hyun Mee Ryu
1Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
2Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
3Laboratory of Pediatrics, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
4Laboratory of Pathology, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
Congenital myotonic dystrophy is a severe and early-onset form of myotonic dystrophy (DM) with a prevalence of 2.5-5.5/100,000 live births. Expansion of the trinucleotide CTG repeat in the 3 untranslated region of the DM gene, which is located at a chromosome 19q13.3 is a common mutation in DM. Clinical features are generalized hypotonia (floppy infant), respiratory and feeding difficulty, and the neonatal mortality rate is approximately 40%. We experienced a case of recurrent congenital myotonic dystrophy, and report with a review of related literatures. Women with recurrent neonatal hypotonia or ultrasonographic evidence of hypotonia, including positional abnormalities of the extremities and idiopathic polyhydramnios, should be offered testing for the genetic studies for myotonic mutation, such as PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) analysis and Southern blot analysis.
Key Words: Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy, Prenatal diagnosis, Molecular Diagnosis


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