Clinical and Genetic Knowledge and Attitudes of Patients with Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

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Luc Laberge · Cégep de Jonquière

Claude Prévost · Centre de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Chicoutimi

M. Perron · Cégep de Jonquière

Jean Mathieu · Cégep de Jonquière

Julie Auclair · Cégep de Jonquière

M. Gaudreault · Cégep de Jonquière

Louis Richer ·

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DM1 patients' genetic knowledge is significantly dependent of the level of education and the number of CTG repeats. Healthcare providers should be aware of this situation in order to adjust counselling and education accordingly.

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Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases DNA Repair Mechanisms Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

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Published in: Public Health Genomics

Volume 13, Issue 7-8, pp. 424-430

DOI: 10.1159/000316238

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Clinical and Genetic Knowledge and Attitudes of Patients with Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

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