Body composition in patients with congenital myotonic dystrophy.

Delia Ceballos-SáenzEugenio Zapata-AldanaStephanie SingerisRhiannon HicksNicholas E JohnsonCraig Campbell

Published in: Muscle & nerve (2019)

Unlike other neuromuscular diseases, older children with CDM have a muscle mass closer to age-matched controls, consistent with the clinical profile of increasing strength in childhood. Muscle Nerve 60: 176-179, 2019.

Keyphrases

body composition
resistance training
bone mineral density
young adults
skeletal muscle
physical activity
early onset
middle aged
community dwelling
childhood cancer
early life