Background:DMPK CTG-repeat expansions that cause myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) can be detected more rapidly, cost-effectively, and simply by combining triplet-primed PCR (TP-PCR) with melting curve
BAL = bronchoalveolar lavage. aSome cases were associated with two or more pathogens; two viruses were identified in eight patients and three viruses in two patients.