What causes LAMA2-RD?

LAMA2-RD is caused by mutations (disease-causing changes) in the LAMA2 gene. This gene provides the instructions for making the laminin alpha-2 protein, which connects muscle cells to the surrounding tissue and gives muscles their strength and stability. When the LAMA2 gene is mutated, there is an error in these instructions. This means the body cannot produce enough working laminin alpha-2 and without it, muscle cells are not properly supported, which leads to the muscle weakness seen in LAMA2-RD.

What is LAMA2-RD? What does LAMA2 stand for? What is the role of the LAMA2 gene? What does the laminin alpha-2 protein do in the body? What is the difference between LAMA2-RD, MDC1A, merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy and LAMA2-CMD? Is LAMA2-RD a muscle disease? How rare is LAMA2-RD? How many people worldwide are living with LAMA2-RD? How many patients are there in Europe? How many LAMA2-RD patients are there in my country? What forms of LAMA2-RD exist? What is the difference between the severe and milder forms of LAMA2-RD? Is LAMA2-RD inherited? Can two healthy parents have a child with LAMA2-RD? What is the chance that another child in our family will have LAMA2-RD? Is prenatal testing available for LAMA2-RD? Is preimplantation genetic testing possible? What is the difference between the LAMA2 gene and the laminin alpha-2 protein

What causes LAMA2-RD?

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