title: The ABC's of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy: alpha-sarcoglycanopathy, Bethlem myopathy, calpainopathy and more.
abstract: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is a class of disorders encompassing many forms of this disease. Variation exists between the inheritance patterns, genes responsible, course of disease and symptoms, with the cohesive factor among these disorders being the predominance of proximal muscle weakness. Here we review each form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy with attention to molecular genetics, clinical features, inheritance, and diagnostic issues pertaining to each primary genetic cause.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D002154:Calpain / Q000235:genetics*; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D049031:Sarcoglycans
chemical_list: D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D049031:Sarcoglycans; D002154:Calpain