myotonic dystrophy
noun
: a muscular disorder that is characterized by dystrophic muscle weakness and myotonia affecting multiple bodily systems and that is caused by an abnormally high number of repeats of a codon in the genetic material
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People with certain genetic conditions, such as myotonic dystrophy or lipodystrophy, often have insulin resistance.
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Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
According to his publicist, Gottfried died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia resulting from myotonic dystrophy type 2 on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 12.
—Vulture, 12 Apr. 2022
The company is named after a young girl in Florida who has a pediatric version of myotonic dystrophy Type 1 — another muscular dystrophy-like disorder.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
Gottfried, who famously voiced Iago in Disney's 1992 classic Aladdin, had been dealing with recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, his longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz told PEOPLE.
—Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
How many people have myotonic dystrophy?
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2022
In a statement, Schwartz confirmed that Gottfried died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to type 2 myotonic dystrophy.
—Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2022
What is myotonic dystrophy?
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2022
Gottfried died at 2:35 p.m. ET Tuesday from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, said Glenn Schwartz, his longtime friend and publicist.
—NBC News, 13 Apr. 2022
Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
According to his publicist, Gottfried died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia resulting from myotonic dystrophy type 2 on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 12.
—Vulture, 12 Apr. 2022
The company is named after a young girl in Florida who has a pediatric version of myotonic dystrophy Type 1 — another muscular dystrophy-like disorder.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
Gottfried, who famously voiced Iago in Disney's 1992 classic Aladdin, had been dealing with recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, his longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz told PEOPLE.
—Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
How many people have myotonic dystrophy?
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2022
In a statement, Schwartz confirmed that Gottfried died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to type 2 myotonic dystrophy.
—Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2022
What is myotonic dystrophy?
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2022
Gottfried died at 2:35 p.m. ET Tuesday from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, said Glenn Schwartz, his longtime friend and publicist.
—NBC News, 13 Apr. 2022
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