Article
[Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy].
Revista de neurologia - 16 Oct 2010
Hernández-Caballero Marta E, Miranda-Duarte Antonio, Escobar-Cedillo Rosa E, Villegas-Castrejon Hilda
Abstract excerpt
Muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of hereditary diseases characterized by loss of muscle and weakness of non neurogenic origin. They are caused by mutations in one or more genes involved in the formation of muscle cells. The discovery of several proteins in the muscle began with the discovery of dystrophin, 130 years after the clinical description of muscular dystrophy. Currently, due to a better...
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