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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is a term for a group of diseases that cause weakness and wasting of the muscles in the arms and legs. The muscles most affected are those closest to the body (proximal muscles), specifically the muscles of the shoulders, upper arms, pelvic area, and thighs.
All other diseases presenting with limb girdle. weakness, i.e. limb girdle syndromes. Diagnostic criteria/ Definition. LGMD constitutes a group of genetically. determined, progressive disorders of muscle, in. which the pelvic or shoulder girdle musculature. is predominantly or primarily involved. It may be. inherited in an autosomal recessive or dominant. fashion. Onset may be at any age. In recessive. J. van der Kooi, A. Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (generic term). Orphanet encyclopedia, February 2004.