Discussion The patient here described presented his first symptoms in childhood and evident lower limb muscular weakness at 20 years old. [bmcclinpathol.biomedcentral.com]

LGMD2G with clinical presentation of congenital muscular: a rare phenotype [abstract] Neuromuscul Disord. 2012;22:s831. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

He has been the Editor in Chief, JAMA Neurology (1997- present) and a member of the Editorial Board of JAMA (1997-present). [books.google.de]

Only the first and second heart sounds were present. The lung fields were clear and the liver was not palpable. [chs-journal.com]

BioMed Central medical genetics, 2011, 12, 87, p. 1-7 Telethonin-deficiency initially presenting as a congenital muscular dystrophy Ferreiro A, Mezmezian M, Olivé M, et al. [myobase.org]

• Difficulty Climbing Stairs

  They may also experience difficulty running and climbing stairs. Respiratory problems have been reported with this form of LGMD, but heart abnormalities have not been. [rarediseases.org]

  Showing of 17 | Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO Areflexia of lower limbs 0002522 Autosomal recessive inheritance 0000007 Calf muscle hypertrophy Increased size of calf muscles 0008981 Difficulty climbing stairs Difficulty [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

• Epilepsy

  (AR) 2.41 Golgi SNAP receptor complex member 2 * Congenital muscular dystrophy with hypoglycosylation of dystroglycan and epilepsy [195.83.227.65]

  Professor of Neurology, Mayo College of Medicine; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine Raj D Sheth, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Epilepsy [emedicine.medscape.com]

• Proximal Muscle Weakness

  Proximal muscles are the muscles that are closest to the center of the body such as the muscles of the shoulder, pelvis, and upper arms and legs. Muscle weakness may spread from the proximal muscles to affect distal muscles. [rarediseases.org]

  Foot drop 0009027 Increased connective tissue 0009025 Increased variability in muscle fiber diameter 0003557 Muscular dystrophy 0003560 Proximal muscle weakness in lower limbs 0008994 Proximal muscle weakness in upper limbs 0008997 Proximal upper limb [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

  In addition to proximal muscle weakness, there may or may not be: Distal muscle weakness. Muscle hypertrophy. Contractures. Involvement of the heart, respiratory muscles or tongue. (Facial weakness is not usual.) [patient.info]

  Patients generally present with slowly progressive weakness and wasting restricted to the proximal muscles. The occurrence of the cardiac disease varies with the genotype. [chs-journal.com]

  Heterogeneity is seen between subtypes in presenting complaint, most but not all, experience proximal muscle weakness or myalgia. [content.iospress.com]

• Calf Hypertrophy

  Mild scapular winging, calf hypertrophy, and lack of respiratory and cardiac involvement are also observed.Visit the Orphanet disease page for more resources. [malacards.org]

  Asymmetric calf hypertrophy is a common sign. Heart involvement is not rare. Serum CK is 3-fold to 30-fold increased. Muscle biopsy shows a dystrophic pattern, including rimmed vacuoles. [link.springer.com]

  Mild scapular winging, calf hypertrophy, and lack of respiratory and cardiac involvement are also observed. [orpha.net]

  The predominant involvement of pelvic girdle muscles with calf hypertrophy observed in LGMD2G resembles the phenotype of some LGMD-2I. [journals.plos.org]

  Showing of 17 | Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO Areflexia of lower limbs 0002522 Autosomal recessive inheritance 0000007 Calf muscle hypertrophy Increased size of calf muscles 0008981 Difficulty climbing stairs Difficulty [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] molecular diagnosis is not worldwide available, and since a huge clinical variability can be observed in all forms of LGMDs, protein techniques with commercially available anti-telethonin antibodies should be introduced in a routine basis in the diagnostic workup [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

See Workup for more detail. Management No specific treatment is available for any of the LGMD syndromes, though aggressive supportive care is essential to preserve muscle function, maximize functional ability, and prolong life expectancy. [emedicine.medscape.com]

The Handbook of Clinical Neurology Vol 101: Muscular Dystrophies discusses the pathogenesis and treatment prospects for muscular dystrophies. [books.google.com]

[…] after treatment with rituximab. [ 17 ] Complications and their management [ 2, 8 ] Complications vary, depending on the specific LGMD and on individual variations in the clinical picture. [patient.info]

You may also want to contact a university or tertiary medical center in your area, because these centers tend to see more complex cases and have the latest technology and treatments. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Victor Dubowitz, who skillfully guides you through the complexities of pathologic diagnoses and their implications for clinical treatment. [books.google.de]

Chronic pain can occur, and pain management should be part of care. [ 19 ] Prognosis This depends on the type of LGMD and whether there is cardiac or respiratory involvement. In general, all types of LGMD progress with time. [patient.info]

Appropriate diagnosis in these cases is important for genetic counseling and prognosis. [bmcclinpathol.biomedcentral.com]

Greenberg SA, Salajegheh M, Judge DP, et al. (2012) Etiology of limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1D/1E determined by laser capture microdissection proteomics. Annals Neurology 71 (1): 141–145. [els.net]

Etiology of limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1D/1E determined by laser capture microdissection proteomics. Ann Neurol. 2012; 71 :141–5. [ PubMed : 22275259 ] Gundesli H, Talim B, Korkusuz P, Balci-Hayta B, Cirak S, Akarsu NA, Topaloglu H, Dinçer P. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Etiology of limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1D/1E determined by laser capture microdissection proteomics. Ann Neurol. 2012 Jan. 71(1):141-5. [Medline]. Sarparanta J, Jonson PH, Golzio C, Sandell S, Luque H, Screen M. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Relevant External Links for TCAP Genetic Association Database (GAD) TCAP Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Navigator TCAP Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology: TCAP No data available for Genatlas for TCAP Gene Tcap gene mutations [genecards.org]

Genetic epidemiology of muscular dystrophies resulting from sarcoglycan gene mutations. J Med Genet. 1997, 34:973-977 Olivé M, Shatunov A, Gonzalez L, Carmona O, Moreno D, Quereda LG, et al. [ivyunion.org]

Other proteins involved include dystroglycan, fukutin-related protein, calpain, dysferlin and telethonin. [ 5 ] Epidemiology [ 2 ] The LGMDs individually are rare, with some forms reported in only a few families. [patient.info]

Genetic epidemiology of muscular dystrophies resulting from sarcoglycan gene mutations. J Med Genet. 1997; 34 :973–7. [ PMC free article : PMC1051145 ] [ PubMed : 9429136 ] Fanin M, Melacini P, Boito C, Pegoraro E, Angelini C. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Classification and epidemiology All form of LGMD are inherited autosomally and the classification is alphanumeric with assignation of number ‘1’ or ‘2’ depending on whether they are inherited dominantly or recessively. [content.iospress.com]

Pathophysiology Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) protein defects occur in several pathways involved in the biologic function of muscle and can be divided into groups based on cellular localization. [emedicine.medscape.com]

This DNA vaccine has the potential to be a safe and effective therapy to prevent Alzheimer disease. He described Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), an autosomal dominant ataxia, with William Nyhan, M.D. Ph.D, in 1976, for the first time. [books.google.de]

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Management [ 2 ] There is no specific therapy for LGMD. [ 14 ] Nondrug treatment Physiotherapy to prevent contractures, using passive stretching, exercise therapy, ± orthoses. [ 15 ] Exercise - the role of exercise in LGMD is controversial, but guidelines [patient.info]

Orthopedic surgery may be needed to help correct or prevent contractures and scoliosis. See Treatment and Medication for more detail. [emedicine.medscape.com]

With widespread use of genetic tests, genetic counseling, antenatal diagnosis, and preventive measures are expected to be in the forefront in the coming years. Financial support and sponsorship Nil. [annalsofian.org]