Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, X-linked 1; Smax1

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Description
Related genes
Clinical Features
Incidence and onset information
Alternative Names
Researches and researchers
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Description

Kennedy disease is an X-linked recessive form of spinal muscular atrophy. It occurs only in men. Age at onset is usually in the third to fifth decade of life, but earlier involvement has been reported. The disorder is characterized by slowly progressive limb and bulbar muscle weakness with fasciculations, muscle atrophy, and gynecomastia (Harding et al., 1982). The disorder is clinically similar to, but genetically distinct from, classic forms of autosomal spinal muscular atrophy (see, e.g., SMA1; {253300}).

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Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, X-linked 1; Smax1

Ataxia
Muscle weakness
Muscular hypotonia
Pain
Peripheral neuropathy
Dysarthria
Skeletal muscle atrophy
Tremor
Gait disturbance
Dysphagia

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Incidence and onset information

— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)
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Alternative names

Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, X-linked 1; Smax1 Is also known as kd, bulbospinal neuronopathy, x-linked recessive, xbsn, spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, kennedy disease, bulbospinal muscular atrophy, x-linked, sbma, kennedy spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy.

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Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, X-linked 1; Smax1 Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
AR Sequence Analysis. By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States). AR Specificity 100 % Genes 100 %
AR Sequence Analysis (Familial Mutation/Variant Analysis). By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States). AR Specificity 100 % Genes 100 %
AR Sequence Analysis (Prenatal Diagnosis). By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States). AR Specificity 100 % Genes 100 %
Kennedy's Disease (SBMA) DNA Test. By Athena Diagnostics Inc (United States). AR Specificity 100 % Genes 100 %
X-Inactivation Studies. By Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories Greenwood Genetic Center (United States). AR Specificity 100 % Genes 100 %
Kennedy disease. By Center for Human Genetics, Inc (United States). AR Specificity 100 % Genes 100 %
Androgen Insensitiviy. By Clinical Molecular Genetics Laboratory Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (United States). AR Specificity 100 % Genes 100 %
Kennedy's Syndrome PCR. By Molecular Pathology Laboratory University of Pennsylvania Health System (United States). AR Specificity 100 % Genes 100 %

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