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Alternate Name(s): Muscular dystrophy - limb-girdle type ...... Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies include at least 10 different inherited disorders that initially affect the muscles around the shoulder girdle and the hips. These diseases are progressive and may involve other muscles over a period of time.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000711.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000711.htm#Definition
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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) isn’t really one disease. It’s a group of disorders affecting voluntary muscles, mainly those around the hips and shoulders — the pelvic and shoulder girdles, also known as the limb girdles.
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www.mda.org/publications/fa-lgmd-qa.html
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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a purely descriptive term, generally reserved for childhood- or adult-onset muscular dystrophies that are distinct from the much more common X-linked dystrophinopathies.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=l...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=lgmd-overview
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MIM #253601 · Text · Clinical Features · Mapping · Molecular Genetics · Population Genetics · Nomenclature · References · Contributors · Creation Date ...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=253601
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Molecular genetics of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) ... Some forms of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy dramatically affect young adults, while other types progress so slowly that they are not detected until much later in life...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/313515-overview
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Overview: Walton and Nattrass first proposed limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) as a nosological entity in 1954.1 Their definition included the following characteristics: Expression in either male or female sexOnset usually in the late first or second ... ... Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD):
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/1170911-overview
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The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... Muscular Dystrophies [complications]
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/2372681?src=emed_ckb_...
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/2372681?src=emed_ckb_ref_0
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