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congenital merosin-deficient muscular dystrophy 1A

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DOID:0110636
Synonyms
  • congenital muscular dystrophy due to laminin alpha2 deficiency
  • MDC1A
  • Merosin-negative congenital muscular dystrophy
Definition
A congenital muscular dystrophy characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance of muscle weakness that is apparent at birth or in the first 6 months of life and frequent development of periventricular white matter abnormalities that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the LAMA2 gene on chromosome 6q22. (2)
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