Relatively common clinical features in some subtypes of LGMD were observed; winged scapula occurred in 40% of individuals with LGMD-R1-calpain3-related, foot drops occurred in 33.3% of individuals with dysferlinopathy, pseudohypertrophy occurred in 66.7% of individuals with dystroglycanopathies, and joint contractures of the ankles were observed in three patients (one with LGMD-R7-telethonin-related, one with dysferlinopathy and one with LMNA-related muscular dystrophy). This evidence concerns the gene TCAP and muscular dystrophy.