limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
MONDO:0016971Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names limb-girdle muscular dystrophy yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a heterogeneous group of muscular dystrophies characterized by proximal weakness affecting the pelvic and shoulder girdles. Cardiac and respiratory impairment may be observed in certain forms of LGMD.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016971), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
- Also called
- Leyden-Mobius muscular dystrophyLGMD