This section of the website is an interactive tutorial designed to teach you about the inheritance

 and genetic basis of Myotonic Dystrophy. At the end of the tutorial you will be able to:

1. Describe which gene has been identified as responsible for causing the disease and how it is affected in people with Myotonic Dystrophy.
2. Explain how the genetic defect may cause the disease.
3. Understand how the disease is passed on between generations.
4. Explain why the severity of the disease increases over successive generations of a family.