By Jessica Bronski, Madison Bauserman Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ginny Morriss Abstract Myotonic dystrophy 1 (DM1) is a genetic disease that affects multiple organ systems including skeletal musculature, in which it causes muscle wasting. DM1 is caused by expanded CTG repeats in the 3’ untranslated region of the dystrophia myotonica protein kinase (DMPK) gene. Capillaries are…