title: Beta-sarcoglycanopathy.
abstract: Sarcoglycanopathies are relatively rare progressive muscular dystrophies with autosomal recessive inheritance; which belong to the group of limb girdle muscular dystrophies. The phenotype resembles dystrophinopathies due to proximal muscle weakness and calf hypertrophy. Reports from the Indian subcontinent are scarce. The authors report a case of primary beta-sarcoglycanopathy and describe literature pertaining to this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India. seemam@vsnl.com
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Medha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tatke
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D049288:Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D049031:Sarcoglycans / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D049031:Sarcoglycans