Kennedy Disease

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Description
Related genes
Clinical Features
Incidence and onset information
Alternative Names
Researches and researchers
Gene Panels
Sources and references

Description

Kennedy's disease, also known as bulbospinal muscular atrophy (BSMA), is a rare X-linked recessive motor neuron disease characterized by proximal and bulbar muscle wasting.

Genes related to Kennedy Disease

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Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Kennedy Disease

Muscular hypotonia
Dysarthria
Skeletal muscle atrophy
Gait disturbance
Hyporeflexia
Abnormality of movement
Type II diabetes mellitus
Gynecomastia
Dysphonia
Decreased fertility

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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.)
— No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Kennedy Disease Is also known as x-linked bulbospinal muscular atrophy, x-linked bsma, x-linked bulbospinal amyotrophy, x-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, smax1, sbma.

Researches and researchers

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Kennedy Disease 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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Sources and references

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