TGFB1 and congenital muscular dystrophy due to LMNA mutation: TGF-β1 is up-regulated in muscles of Duchene muscular dystrophy (DMD), Congenital muscular dystrophy, and Inflammatory myositis [5], [22], and TGF-β mRNA expression was correlated with the severity of fibrosis in dystrophic muscles [5].