LAMA2 and congenital muscular dystrophy: Mutations in LAMA2 lead to a congenital muscular dystrophy (LAMA2-CMD; also known as merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A, MDC1A) which is characterized by muscle weakness, fibrosis, and chronic inflammation (Gawlik and Durbeej, 2011; Yurchenco et al., 2018).