Myotonic dystrophy type 2

There are 4 papers on myotonic dystrophy type 2 in aging research: 2 observational studies in people, 1 in animals, 1 review.

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“LPM showed significantly higher FF in DM2 patients compared to HV (21.3% vs. 11.3%, p-value <0.001).”
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging parameters of lumbar paraspinal muscle impairment in myotonic dystrophy type 2 and their evolution with agingFrontiers in neurology2025doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1525952
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  • Model organisms1

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Fat fraction

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  1. Myotonic dystrophy type 2 is linked with higher fat fraction in humans (cross-sectional matched comparison) (21.3% vs. 11.3%, p < 0.001).

    “LPM showed significantly higher FF in DM2 patients compared to HV (21.3% vs. 11.3%, p-value <0.001).”

    Humanscross-sectional matched comparisonlumbar paraspinal muscles

    Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging parameters of lumbar paraspinal muscle impairment in myotonic dystrophy type 2 and their evolution with aging

    Frontiers in neurology

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