HOW COMMON IS MYOTONIC Dystrophy?
1 IN 8,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.
THERE ARE FEWER THAN 200,000 US CASES PER YEAR.
THE DISORDER IS MORE COMMON FOR AGES UP TO 60 YEARS OLD.
OUT OF THE 2 TYPES OF MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY, TYPE 1 IS MORE COMMON THAN TYPE 2.
-Paula C.
THERE ARE FEWER THAN 200,000 US CASES PER YEAR.
THE DISORDER IS MORE COMMON FOR AGES UP TO 60 YEARS OLD.
OUT OF THE 2 TYPES OF MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY, TYPE 1 IS MORE COMMON THAN TYPE 2.
-Paula C.