229th ENMC international workshop: Limb girdle muscular dystrophies - Nomenclature and reformed classification Naarden, the Netherlands, 17-19 March 2017

- A consensus was reached on an updated definition of LGMD, and current sub-types were evaluated by application of the updated definition.
- Consensus was reached on the most useful LGMD classification system that also allowed space for further discoveries of new sub-types.
- Potential ramifications of the new definition and classification of LGMD for patients were discussed and several action points around how to disseminate this proposal were identified.