What is Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant, type 1G?
• Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant, type 1G: An autosomal dominant form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy where muscle weakness and atrophy is caused by mutations of chromosome 4p21. The muscle weakness and wasting progresses slowly and starts in the muscles closest to the trunk. Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant, type 1G as a “rare disease”.
