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

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024