# congenital merosin-deficient muscular dystrophy 1A

> Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A (MCD1A) belongs to a group of neuromuscular disorders with onset at birth or infancy characterized by hypotonia, muscle weakness and muscle wasting

**Wikidata**: [Q5811448](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5811448)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/congenital-merosin-deficient-muscular-dystrophy-1a


## References

1. Disease Ontology
2. Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29
3. UniProt
4. Mutations in the laminin alpha 2-chain gene (LAMA2) cause merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy
5. [Open Targets Platform](https://platform.opentargets.org/evidence/ENSG00000196569/MONDO_0011925)
6. [Identifiers.org](https://registry.identifiers.org/registry/doid)