Alternative titles and symbols : Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 2q; LGMD2Q;
Description : Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Q is characterized by early childhood onset of
proximal muscle weakness and atrophy without skin involvement. One family has shown
rapid progression of the disorder in adolescence (summary by Gundesli et al., 2010).
For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular
dystrophy (LGMD), see LGMD2A (253600).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the plectin 1 gene (PLEC1, 601282.0010);