limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

n.

A progressive inherited disorder that usually begins in preadolescents and is characterized by symptoms similar to those present in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy with the pelvic girdle often being the most severely affected part.

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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD)

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

Mentioned in: Muscular Dystrophy, Myositis

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limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

Etymology: AS, lim, limb, gyrdel

a form of muscular dystrophy transmitted as an autosomal-recessive trait. The characteristic weakness and degeneration of the muscles begins in the shoulder girdle or in the pelvic girdle. The condition is progressive, regardless of the area in which it is first manifest. Kinds of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy are Erb's muscular dystrophy, Leyden-Möbius muscular dystrophy.