limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

1. 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 (synset 114186045)
   is a type of:

   • dystrophy, muscular dystrophy - any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
   • autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease - a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome

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