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Limb girdle muscular dystrophy: reappraisal of a rejected entity.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery - 1 Aug 1994
van der Kooi A J, de Visser M, Barth P G
Abstract excerpt
The term limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) has been introduced to delineate a distinct form of muscular dystrophy with predominantly proximal upper and lower extremity weakness. Families with evidence of both autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant modes of inheritance have been described. The recognition of other disorders presenting with weakness in a limb girdle distribution, such as the spinal muscular...
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