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Can you be a carrier of myotonic dystrophy if you test negative by EMG?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes, myotonic dystrophy affects people in multiple ways and can often affect other systems of the body before the skeletal muscles therefore an EMG is no longer a reliable diagnostic tool.
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∙ 13y ago
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