DYSF and metabolic syndrome: Previous studies reported that LGMD2B as well as Duchenne, Becker and other types of MDs are correlated to high prevalence of dyslipidemia, manifested by abnormal levels of plasma triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (CHOL) [7–9], and specifically low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in LGMD2B cases, independent of stratification by age or gender [9].