DYSF and Miyoshi myopathy: Dysferlin is an integral membrane protein of skeletal muscle that is missing in individuals with Limb Girdle Type 2B (LGMD2B), Miyoshi Myopathy (MMD1) and other, rarer muscular dystrophies (Aoki and Takahashi 1993; Urtizberea et al., 2008; Amato and Brown, 2011; Fanin and Angelini 2016).