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Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Autosomal Recessive

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type 2A (LGMD2A/R1)
  Muscle biopsy western blot for calpain-3 in Dr. Moore’s research lab (requires frozen tissue)
  Muscle & Nerve Biopsy Requisition

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type 2B/R2 (LGMD2B/R2)
  also the distal myopathy, Miyoshi myopathy
  Muscle biopsy immunostaining for dysferlin (requires frozen tissue)
  Muscle & Nerve Biopsy Requisition

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type 2C/R5 (LGMD2C/R5)
  Muscle biopsy immunostaining for all four sarcoglycans (requires frozen tissue)
  Muscle & Nerve Biopsy Requisition

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type 2D/R3 (LGMD2D/R3)
  Muscle biopsy immunostaining for all four sarcoglycans (requires frozen tissue)
  Muscle & Nerve Biopsy Requisition

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type 2E/R4 (LGMD2E/R4)
  Muscle biopsy immunostaining for all four sarcoglycans (requires frozen tissue)
  Muscle & Nerve Biopsy Requisition

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type 2F/R6 (LGMD2F/R6)
  Muscle biopsy immunostaining for all four sarcoglycans (requires frozen tissue)
  Muscle & Nerve Biopsy Requisition

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type 2I/R9 (LGMD2I/R9)
  Muscle biopsy immunostaining for α-dystroglycan (requires frozen tissue)
  Muscle & Nerve Biopsy Requisition
  Molecular testing for FKRP variants
  Dystroglycanopathy Mutation Profile with Interpretation [LAB8801]
  Molecular Genetics General Consult Requisition

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, other dystroglycanopathies
  Muscle biopsy immunostaining for α-dystroglycan (requires frozen tissue)
  Muscle & Nerve Biopsy Requisition
  Molecular testing for dystroglycanopathy gene variants
  Dystroglycanopathy Mutation Profile with Interpretation [LAB8801]
  Molecular Genetics General Consult Requisition