Just the facts for you: There are 42 types of MD. Mine is called Limb-Girdle type 2e. The 2 refers to the fact that I have a recessive gene defect, and the "e" simply means it was the 5th type of gene mutation discovered and catalogued. Limb-Girdle (LGMD) is one of the milder forms of … Continue reading muscular dystrophy 101