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bn:00051222n

Noun Concept

Categories: Muscular dystrophy

limb-girdle muscular dystrophy limb–girdle muscular dystrophy Beta-sarcoglycanopathy Erb's muscular dystrophy Leyden-Mobius muscular dystrophy

An autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages WordNet 3.0

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Limb–girdle muscular dystrophy is a genetically heterogeneous group of rare muscular dystrophies that share a set of clinical characteristics. Wikipedia

Muscular dystrophy characterized by weakening of the muscles of the hip and shoulders which comprise the limb girdle muscles Wikidata

IS A

autosomal recessive disease

muscular dystrophy

GENETIC ASSOCIATION

CAPN3

HAS CAUSE

mutation

HEALTH SPECIALTY

physical medicine and rehabilitation

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

electromyography