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Atypical phenotype in two patients with LAMA2 mutations

Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A is caused by mutations in the LAMA2 gene, which encodes the α2-chain of laminin. We report two patients with partial laminin-α2 deficiency and atypical phenotypes, one with almost exclusive central nervous system involvement (cognitive impairment and refractory epilepsy) and the second with marked cardiac dysfunction, rigid spine syndrome and limb-girdle weakness. Patients ...

Protein translocation across the peroxisomal membrane.