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==Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy== | |||
===General=== | |||
*A group of muscular dystrophies with childhood or adult onset.<ref>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1408/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1408/]. Accessed on: 25 November 2010.</ref> | |||
*Rare. | |||
*Usually autosomal recessive. | |||
*Treatment: none; supportive only. | |||
===Subtypes=== | |||
*Sarcoglycanopathy. | |||
*Calpainopahty. | |||
*Dysferlinopathy. | |||
Notes: | |||
*Can be demonstrated with IHC. | |||
===DDx=== | |||
*DMD gene associated MDs (Duchenne MD, Becker MD). | |||
*Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). | |||
*Emery-Dreifuss MD (EDMD). | |||
*Congenital MD (CMD). | |||
*Inflammatory myopathies. | |||
==Mitochondrial disorders== | ==Mitochondrial disorders== | ||