Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies

Ignacio M. Carrillo-Nunez; Anneke J. van der Kooi; Marianne de Visser

doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444317008.ch57

Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies

Ignacio M. Carrillo-Nunez, Anneke J. van der Kooi, Marianne de Visser

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Neurology
Subtitle of host publication	A Clinical Approach
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Pages	215-218
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781405157384
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444317008.ch57
Publication status	Published - 18 May 2010

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Autosomal recessive (Duchenne-like) LGMD - a rare disorder
Autosomal recessive LGMD (type 2) - more frequent than dominant forms (LGMD1)
Autosomal-dominant LGMD as LGMD1 and autosomal-recessive LGMD as LGMD2
Classification of limb girdle muscular dystrophy
LGMD, heterogeneous group of disorders - characterized by progressive, usually rather symmetric, weakness and atrophy of proximal limb muscles
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD)
No proven treatment to cure or significantly delay - disease progression for any LGMD
Serum creatine kinase (SCK) activity - markedly elevated in LGMD2 forms

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