One specific type of CMD is LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy (LAMA2-MD), which is caused by mutations in the LAMA2 gene. This condition not only affects muscle function but can also lead to ...

Muscular dystrophy can appear in infancy up to middle age or later, and its form and severity are determined in part by the age at which it occurs. Some types of muscular dystrophy typically ...

Dystrophy is any condition in which a part of the body weakens or wastes away. In muscular dystrophy, the weakness is in the muscles. An inherited genetic mistake prevents the body from making a ...