Laminin α2-related muscular dystrophy (LAMA2 MD) is a rare autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the LAMA2 gene (MIM*156225) on chromosome 6q22-q23, encoding the laminin-α2 chain [1]. The gene discussed is LAMA2; the disease is Menkes disease.