Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A (LAMA2-CMD), also known as merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A (MDC1A), is a devastating incurable disease, caused by mutations in Lama2 gene encoding the α-subunit of laminin-211. This evidence concerns the gene LAMA2 and Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A.