Systematic thyroid screening in myotonic dystrophy: link between thyroid volume and insulin resistance

Myotonic dystrophy (DM1), a neuromuscular disease related to DMPK gene mutations, is associated to endocrine disorders and cancer. A routine endocrine work-up, including thyroid ultrasound (US), was conducted in ...

Source: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - February 13, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Adrien Ben Hamou, St éphanie Espiard, Christine Do Cao, Miriam Ladsous, Camille Loyer, Alexandre Moerman, Samuel Boury, Maéva Kyheng, Claire-Marie Dhaenens, Vincent Tiffreau, Pascal Pigny, Gilles Lebuffe, Robert Caiazzo, Sébastien Aubert and Marie Chri Tags: Research Source Type: research