Myotonic dystrophy: hypotheses and facts about the illness of the Ypsilante brothers.

A study was undertaken in order to determine the state of health of the Ypsilante brothers, leaders of the Greek revolution. Available data, which are considered reliable, indicate that the Ypsilante brothers were affected by a chronic hereditary degenerative disease. A comparison of the symptoms of the illness of the Ypsilante brothers with those of myotonic dystrophy discloses many similarities between the two diseases.