Research Article
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in the Muscle Tissue of Patients with Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I Harboring the Founder Mutation c.545A>G in the FKRP Gene
Table 1
Clinical characteristics and findings on magnetic resonance imaging of muscle in patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I.
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, muscle strength was converted using the Medical Research Council formula [16]; #, ambulatory status was scored as follows [17]: walking without aid (0), walking with an aid (1) (e.g., stick, crutch, or frame), need for a wheelchair at walking distances >200 m (2), and wheelchair dependence (3). Disease severity: mild (0), moderate (1), and severe (2); -, the patient did not present with a concentric fatty infiltration pattern; +, the patient presented with a concentric fatty infiltration pattern. Abbreviations: Con, concentric fatty infiltration pattern; F, female; hom., homozygous; LL, lower limbs; M, male; UL, upper limbs |