|

363543 Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2R

definition

Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2R (LGMD2R) is a form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy characterized by the adolescent or early adulthood-onset of progressive proximal muscle weakness and mild facial muscle weakness, with patients becoming wheelchair bound in their fourth to fifth decade of life. Mild, bilateral winged scapula, incomplete right bundle branch block, and a sinus rhythm with very rare ventricular extrasystoles have also been reported.