Want to know more about Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy or LAMA2-MD?

Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) refers to a group of approximately 30 different  muscular diseases.

Lanah's disease is caused by a mutation in the LAMA2 gene.

Unfortunately, it is a very rare progressive and genetic muscle disease.

Worldwide, the frequency is estimated at approximately 1/30,000–100,000 persons.

 

Children diagnosed with Lama2-MD experience reduced muscle tone and weakness, and most are unable to walk independently and also have problems with gross and fine motor skills. They may develop problems with their respiratory and swallowing muscles, requiring support for breathing, especially at night, and lose weight due to eating problems.

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Infections are therefore very dangerous, and in the worst cases, patients do not survive beyond childhood. Motor function remains stable for most children during childhood, but the lack of muscle strength combined with physical growth leads to contractures or an abnormal curvature of the spine (scoliosis) in many cases.

(source: voorsara.nl )

 

 

 

 

Would you like to know more about this muscle disease or the gene mutation?

 

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