Muscular dystrophy limb-girdle with gamma-sarcoglycan deficiency (medical condition)

An autosomal recessive form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy where muscle weakness and atrophy is caused by mutations of the gamma-sarcoglycan gene. The severity of the condition is greatly variable from wheelchair confinement at the age of 9 years to asymptomatic adults. Most tend to live to their third decade. See also Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C