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Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, X-linked 1; SMAX1

Disease ID:874
Name:Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, X-linked 1; SMAX1
Associated with:1 target
Synonyms
Kennedy disease | Kennedy's disease
Database Links
Disease Ontology: DOID:0060161
OMIM: 313200
Orphanet: ORPHA481

Targets

Androgen receptor
Comments:  Spinobulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is an X-linked form of motor neuron disease characterized by progressive atrophy of the muscles, dysphagia, dysarthria and mild androgen insensitivity. SMBA is caused by CAG repeat expansion in the androgen receptor gene.
References:  1-3

Ligands

No ligand related data available for Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, X-linked 1; SMAX1

References

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1. MacLean HE, Choi WT, Rekaris G, Warne GL, Zajac JD. (1995) Abnormal androgen receptor binding affinity in subjects with Kennedy's disease (spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy). J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 80 (2): 508-16. [PMID:7852512]

2. Neuschmid-Kaspar F, Gast A, Peterziel H, Schneikert J, Muigg A, Ransmayr G, Klocker H, Bartsch G, Cato AC. (1996) CAG-repeat expansion in androgen receptor in Kennedy's disease is not a loss of function mutation. Mol Cell Endocrinol, 117 (2): 149-56. [PMID:8737374]

3. Sułek A, Hoffman-Zacharska D, Krysa W, Szirkowiec W, Fidziańska E, Zaremba J. (2005) CAG repeat polymorphism in the androgen receptor (AR) gene of SBMA patients and a control group. J Appl Genet, 46 (2): 237-9. [PMID:15876692]