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limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 1A

LGMD1A
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 1A (LGMD1A) is an autosomal dominant form of muscular dystrophy characterized by adult onset of proximal weakness progressing to distal muscle weakness. MIM.159000

Etiology

- mutations in the myotilin gene (12428213)