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Case Reports
. 1988 Feb;158(2):435-6.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90172-x.

Cold-induced abortion in paramyotonia congenita

D Chitayat  1 , M Etchell, R D Wilson
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Case Reports

Cold-induced abortion in paramyotonia congenita

D Chitayat et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Feb.

Abstract

Paramyotonia congenita is a rare autosomal dominant disorder with complete penetrance. Its most typical clinical feature is the precipitation of active myotonia by exposure to cold. We report a case of cold-induced abortion in a woman with paramyotonia congenita.

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