KennedysDisease.org
Title
Kennedy's Disease Association
Description
Kennedy’s Disease (also known as Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, SBMA, or Kennedy’s Syndrome) is a rare and currently incurable and non-treatable X-linked recessive genetic progressive neuro-muscular disease. Both the spinal and bulbar neurons are affected causing muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy) throughout the body which is most noticeable in the extremities (legs/arms), it is especially noticeable in the face and throat, and causes speech and swallowing difficulties, major muscle cramps as well as other symptoms (please see "KD Symptoms" section of this Web site for more detail).
KD is an adult-onset disease with symptoms usually appearing between the ages of 30 and 50. However, earlier onsets have been recorded.
Generally males with this inherited gene develop symptoms, while females with this gene are usually just carriers. Although, in rare cases, females have been known to exhibit symptoms as well. Life expectancy is noted to be at or almost normal.
Contact
- Kennedys Disease Association
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- Coarsegold CA
- US 93614
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- +1.5596585950
