Laminin subunit alpha 2-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R23

What it is

A rare autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy characterized by childhood to adult onset of slowly progressive limb girdle muscular weakness, often accompanied by calf hypertrophy, and moderately elevated creatine kinase levels. Patients remain ambulatory but may variably present mild intellectual disability, seizures, migraine, or cardiopulmonary involvement. Occurrence of dilated cardiomyopathy has been reported. Brain MRI typically shows hyperintensity in T2-weighted sequences. Muscle biopsy commonly reveals dystrophic features.

Key facts

Inheritance

Autosomal recessive

Classified as

Disease

Gene

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Benefit programs to look at

Programs whose eligibility touches the same ICD-10 categories. Eligibility is decided by the administering agency, never by this page.

Cross-references