LGALS3 and autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A: An immunohistochemical examination of gal-3 showed that the number of gal-3+ macrophages in interstitial or perivascular regions did not differ between control and myopathic patients, except for an increase in gal-3+ perivascular macrophages in limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2A (LGMD2A) (Fig. 7, B to D).