Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of myopathies characterized by a progressive weakness of the pelvic and shoulder girdle musculature. It has been reported that loss-of-function mutations in caveolin-3 gene are associated with a form of muscular dystrophy, LGMD1C. Caveolins are the principal protein components of caveolae which represent appendages or sub-compartments of plasma membranes.
Minetti C, Sotgia F, Bruno C, Scartezzini P, Broda P, Bado M, Masetti E, Mazzocco M, Egeo A, Donati MA, Volonte D, Galbiati F, Cordone G, Bricarelli FD, Lisanti MP, Zara F
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Mutations in the caveolin-3 gene cause autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.
