/Kennedy disease

Kennedy disease

Rare Disease

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Also Known As

Kennedy diseaseKennedy's diseaseSBMASMAX1X-linked BSMAX-linked bulbo-spinal atrophyX-linked bulbospinal amyotrophyX-linked bulbospinal muscular atrophyX-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophyspinal and bulbar muscular atrophy of Kennedy, X-linked recessivespinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, X-linked type 1spinal bulbar muscular atrophyspinobulbar muscular atrophyKennedy spinal and bulbar muscular atrophybulbospinal muscular atrophy, X-linkedbulbospinal neuronopathy, X-linked recessivespinal and bulbar muscular atrophyspinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, X-linked 1

Definition

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.