This document presents limb-girdle muscular dystrophy research news from the past year (ongoing observational studies and clinical trials, scientific and medical publications, etc.).
As the name suggests, limb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) affect the “limb girdle” muscles. Symptoms generally appear before the age of 30, with slow progression and no facial muscle
involvement.
Common symptoms are wasting and weakness of the limb girdle muscles: shoulder muscles (shoulder girdle) and hip muscles (pelvic girdle) as well as the surrounding muscles (upper arms and thighs). They vary greatly, ranging from muscle fatigability to loss of ambulation. There is a possible respiratory and/or cardiac involvement.
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