Limb-girdle weakness in a marfanoid man: distinguishing calpainopathy from Becker's muscular dystrophy

Pract Neurol. 2015 Apr;15(2):152-4. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2014-000992. Epub 2015 Jan 8.
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Keywords: DYSTROPHIN; GENETICS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / complications*
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / diagnosis
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / genetics
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / diagnosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / physiopathology*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics
  • Young Adult

Supplementary concepts

  • Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A