MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY THERAPIES - AN OVERVIEW

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies can either be autosomal dominant (single gene defect on a chromosome from possibly mum or dad or 1 copy of a mutant gene and one particular regular gene, known as style one LGMD) or autosomal recessive (a defect or mutation around the gene from your chromosome of each mother or father is needed, called form 2 LGMD).