LAMA2 and Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy: Autophagy defects have been described in DMD, Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophies (UCMD) and Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophies (EDMD) [20,30], while autophagy hyperactivation was observed in merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy [49].