Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation

Books

Myotonic Dystrophy – The Facts, by Prof. Peter Harper, published by Oxford University Press in 2002. A hundred-page book written for families living with myotonic dystrophy, written in easy-to-understand language. A good place to begin educating yourself. Available on-line at oup.org/usa or amazon.com. Learn more

Myotonic Dystrophy – Present Management, Future Therapy, edited by Prof. Peter Harper, published by Oxford University Press in 2004. A 240 page book written by DM experts around the world, geared to medical professionals. Highly technical descriptions; great book to own in order to take to medical appointments as specific symptoms arise. Learn more

Myotonic Dystrophy, 3rd Edition, by Prof. Peter Harper, published by W.B. Saunders in 2001. A 400-page book on DM written for medical professionals. Highly technical descriptions. Next edition expected to be published in 2009 to mark 100th anniversary of the discovery of DM by Dr. Steinert in Germany.

Disabled and Challenged: Reach for Your Dreams, by Terry Scott Cohen and Barry M. Cohen, published by WishingUwell Publishing, 2005. A 130-page book written by a young adult with myotonic dystrophy along with his father, a psychologist.  Available on-line at Amazon.com.

Genetic Instabilities and Neurological Diseases, 2nd ed., by Robert D. Wells and Tetsuo Ashizawa, published by Elsevier Academic Press, 2006. Highly technical descriptions.

Research Journals

PubMed
PubMed is a searchable database of published scientific research articles maintained by the National Library of Medicine.This site is designed for researchers and clinicians and contains journal articles about research in myotonic dystrophy.  View their online tutorials on the use of the site.  Visitors can search terms such as myotonic dystrophy, Steinert’s disease, proximal myotonic myopathy, and PROMM to find articles about research into myotonic dystrophy.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/