Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 1H (LGMD 1H)

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 1H (LGMD 1H). This is caused by mutations in the chromosome 3p. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Genetics

  • This is caused by mutations in the chromosome 3p
  • The onset is in the fourth to fifth decades

Clinical features

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Investigations

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References

  1. Bisceglia L, Zoccolella S, Torraco A, et al. A new locus on 3p23-p25 for an autosomal-dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, LGMD1H. Eur J Hum Genet 2010; 18:636-641.

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