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an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages
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limb-girdle muscular dystrophy more info
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muscular dystrophy, dystrophy autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect