SBMA AR
Disease ID
SBMA
Gene ID
AR
Updated
Jun 4, 2025
v2.4.3
v2.4.3
Disease
Name
Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, Kennedy Disease
Inheritance
X-linked recessive Description
Prevalence
1 30,000
Locus
Details
Alleles
Ref. Motif
GCA
Pathogenic (ref.)
GCA
Pathogenic (gene)
AGC
gnomAD
Pathogenic Genotype (%): % of individuals predicted to be affected based on their genotype
References
Direct supporting references for info on this page.
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Advancing Epidemiology and Genetic Approaches for the Treatment of Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy: Focus on Prevalence in the Indigenous Population of Western Canada.
Harry,Wilton-Clark, Ammar,Al-Aghbari, Jessica,Yang, Toshifumi,Yokota
Genes · 2023-08-17
pmid:376286854
Unexpected frequency of the pathogenic AR CAG repeat expansion in the general population.
Matteo,Zanovello, Kristina,Ibáñez, Anna-Leigh,Brown, Prasanth,Sivakumar, Alessandro,Bombaci, Liana,Santos, Joke J F A,van Vugt, Giuseppe,Narzisi, Ramita,Karra, Sonja W,Scholz, Jinhui,Ding, J Raphael,Gibbs, Adriano,Chiò, Clifton,Dalgard, Ben,Weisburd, Michael G,Hanna, Linda,Greensmith, Hemali,Phatnani, Jan H,Veldink, Bryan J,Traynor, James,Polke, Henry,Houlden, Pietro,Fratta, Arianna,Tucci
Brain : a journal of neurology · 2023-07-03
pmid:367979985
Clinical spectrum, biochemical profile and disease progression of Kennedy disease in an Indian cohort.
Dipti,Baskar, Preethish,Veeramani-Kumar, Kiran,Polavarapu, Saraswati,Nashi, Seena,Vengalil, Deepak,Menon, Aneesha,Thomas, Sai,Bhargava Sanka, Keerthipriya,Muddasu Suhasini, Akshata,Huddar, Gopikrishnan,Unnikrishnan, Mainak,Bardhan, Priya Treesa,Thomas, Nisha,Manjunath, Nalini,Atchayaram
Internal medicine journal · 2023-08-14
pmid:375783987
Multiple founder effects in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA, Kennedy disease) around the world.
A,Lund, B,Udd, V,Juvonen, P M,Andersen, K,Cederquist, M,Davis, C,Gellera, C,Kölmel, L O,Ronnevi, A D,Sperfeld, S A,Sörensen, L,Tranebjaerg, L,Van Maldergem, M,Watanabe, M,Weber, L,Yeung, M L,Savontaus
European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2001-06-01
pmid:114361248
A family with early-onset and rapidly progressive X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy.
A,Echaniz-Laguna, E,Rousso, M,Anheim, M,Cossée, C,Tranchant
Neurology · 2005-04-26
pmid:158517469
A Case of Very Late Onset Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy with Normal Creatine Kinase
Joseph,Conway, Yuebing,Li, Sakhi,Bhansali
RRNMF Neuromuscular Journal · 2024-12-17
doi:10.17161/2tmg0f2510
Sequencing analysis of the spinal bulbar muscular atrophy CAG expansion reveals absence of repeat interruptions.
Pietro,Fratta, Toby,Collins, Sally,Pemble, Suran,Nethisinghe, Anny,Devoy, Paola,Giunti, Mary G,Sweeney, Michael G,Hanna, Elizabeth M C,Fisher
Neurobiology of aging · 2013-09-13
pmid:2404196711
Comprehensive genetic diagnosis of tandem repeat expansion disorders with programmable targeted nanopore sequencing.
Igor,Stevanovski, Sanjog R,Chintalaphani, Hasindu,Gamaarachchi, James M,Ferguson, Sandy S,Pineda, Carolin K,Scriba, Michel,Tchan, Victor,Fung, Karl,Ng, Andrea,Cortese, Henry,Houlden, Carol,Dobson-Stone, Lauren,Fitzpatrick, Glenda,Halliday, Gianina,Ravenscroft, Mark R,Davis, Nigel G,Laing, Avi,Fellner, Marina,Kennerson, Kishore R,Kumar, Ira W,Deveson
Science advances · 2022-03-04
pmid:3524511012
CAG repeat contraction in the androgen receptor gene in three brothers with mental retardation.
R F,Kooy, E,Reyniers, K,Storm, L,Vits, D,van Velzen, P E,de Ruiter, A O,Brinkmann, A,de Paepe, P J,Willems
American journal of medical genetics · 1999-07-30
pmid:1039822913
Kennedy disease in two sisters with biallelic CAG expansions of the androgen receptor gene.
Kai Ivar,Müller, Øivind,Nilssen, Maria,Nebuchenykh, Sissel,Løseth, Christoffer,Jonsrud, Gry,Hoem, Marijke,Van Ghelue, Kjell Arne,Arntzen
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD · 2021-11-19
pmid:3492280214
Phenotypic differences in a large family with Kennedy's disease from the Middle Black Sea region of Turkey.
Hatice,Karaer, Yüksel,Kaplan, Semiha,Kurt, Asli,Gundogdu, Begüm,Erdoğan, Nazli A,Başak
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : official publication of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases · 2010-01-01
pmid:2018451615
Tandem repeats mediating genetic plasticity in health and disease.
Anthony J,Hannan
Nature reviews. Genetics · 2018-02-05
pmid:2939870316
Clinical and neuroimaging review of triplet repeat diseases.
Ryo,Kurokawa, Mariko,Kurokawa, Akihiko,Mitsutake, Moto,Nakaya, Akira,Baba, Yasuhiro,Nakata, Toshio,Moritani, Osamu,Abe
Japanese journal of radiology · 2022-09-28
pmid:3616976817
Pathogenesis and therapy of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA).
Masahisa,Katsuno, Fumiaki,Tanaka, Hiroaki,Adachi, Haruhiko,Banno, Keisuke,Suzuki, Hirohisa,Watanabe, Gen,Sobue
Progress in neurobiology · 2012-05-15
pmid:2260904518
Androgen receptor gene mutations in X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy.
A R,La Spada, E M,Wilson, D B,Lubahn, A E,Harding, K H,Fischbeck
Nature · 1991-07-04
pmid:206238019
Bulbospinal muscular atrophy: Kennedy's disease.
Michael,Sinnreich, Christopher Jon,Klein
Archives of neurology · 2004-08-01
pmid:15313856Additional Literature
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(All PubMed results returned by searching for this gene, tandem
repeats, and disease, in medline format)
Accurate Quantification of Mutant and Wild-Type polyQ Proteins Using Simple Western Capillary Immunoassays.
Bas,Röttgering, Janwillem,Testerink, Rudie,Weij, Chantal,Beekman, Nicole,Datson
Molecular neurobiology · 2025-05-31
pmid:40450087Polyglutamine expansion induced dynamic misfolding of androgen receptor.
Laurens W H J,Heling, Vahid,Sheikhhassani, Julian,Ng, Morris,van Vliet, Alba,Jiménez-Panizo, Andrea,Alegre-Martí, Jaie,Woodard, Willeke,van Roon-Mom, Iain J,McEwan, Eva,Estébanez-Perpiñá, Alireza,Mashaghi
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2025-06-01
pmid:40371721Neuromuscular junction transcriptome analysis of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy mice implicates sarcomere gene expression and calcium flux dysregulation in disease pathogenesis.
Anastasia,Gromova, Byeonggu,Cha, Nhat,Nguyen, Diya,Garg, Connor,Coscolluela, Laura M,Strickland, David,Luong, Fabiana,Longo, Bryce L,Sopher, Mai K,ElMallah, Albert R,La Spada
Human molecular genetics · 2025-05-14
pmid:40366765GGN repeat length of the androgen receptor gene is associated with antral follicle count in Chinese women undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation.
Xinyan,Liu, Qi,Fan, Mingfen,Deng, Yan,Xu, Jing,Guo, Ping,Cao, Canquan,Zhou, Yanwen,Xu
Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2025-02-20
pmid:40031964Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell line from a Kennedy Disease patient with AR mutation.
Meng,Zhang, Rui,Liu, Pengpeng,Sun, Chengsen,Zhang, Jingdong,Wang, Changjiang,Li
Stem cell research · 2024-12-30
pmid:39755011Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line (INNDSUi007-A) from a patient with Kennedy disease.
Bo,Li, Yitong,Yang, Yingxin,Wang, Didi,Shan, Jianing,Li, Hongxu,Wang, Xiaohan,Sun, Yao,Tang, Yichang,Jiao, Xinbo,Ji, Zexin,Zhan, Bo,Kong, Bo,Gao, Yu,Wang, Ping,Sun, Fuchen,Liu
Stem cell research · 2024-12-25
pmid:39729861Enhancing Aesthetics in Bilateral DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: the Role of Tissue Pre-Expansion.
Robert Jonathan,Musmann, Christoph,Andree, Andreas,Wolter, Mazen,Hagouan, Beatrix,Munder, Dirk,Janku, Marc,Daniels, Kristin,Becker, Alan,Oramary, Julia,Bukowiecki, Annabelle,Bromba, Nora,Stockhausen, Katrin,Seidenstücker, Sonia,Fertsch
Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024-12-18
pmid:39694906Androgen receptor CAG repeat polymorphism might be a possible cause of familial constitutional delay of growth and puberty.
Gözde Akın,Kağızmanlı, Reyhan Deveci,Sevim, Hayrullah,Manyas, Ahu,Paketçi, Korcan,Demir, Ece,Böber, Gönül,Çatlı, Ahmet,Anık, Ayhan,Abacı
Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2024-11-21
pmid:39570490Expanded carrier screening for inherited genetic disease using exome and genome sequencing.
N,Belnap, K,Ramsey, A,Abraham, A,Ryan, S,Rangasamy, A,Bonfitto, M,Naymik, M,Huentelman, S,Strom, D,Perry, A,Subramaniam, W W,Grody, S,Szelinger, V,Narayanan
Journal of genetic counseling · 2024-08-27
pmid:39189540