DM and Genetics Your Questions Answered

Join Certified Genetic Counselor Tiffany Grider from the University of Iowa for an recorded webinar on genetic testing. Topics include:
+ The underlying genetic cause of myotonic dystrophy type 1.
+ How this genetic cause leads to so many different medical problems including muscle weakness.
+ Inheritance, the risks for congenital myotonic dystrophy and the genetic basis for the more severe symptoms.
+ Different types of genetic testing including diagnostic, presymptomatic, and prenatal.
+ Research being done for gene therapies.
View Tiffany Grider's clinical profile: uihc.org/tiffany-grider
Download the slides: www.myotonic.org/sites/defaul...
For more information on myotonic dystrophy, visit www.myotonic.org or contact MDF Program Director Leah Hellerstein by email ([e-mail]) or by phone at 415-872-7924.