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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Pathophysiology== | |||
===Genetics=== | |||
[[Image:XlinkRecessive.jpg|thumb|left|Kennedy's disease is inherited in an [[sex linkage|X-linked]] recessive pattern.]] | |||
The gene for the androgen receptor is located on the [[X chromosome]] (Xq11-q12), making it a [[sex linkage|sex-linked disease]], thus KD generally affects males. Females are rarely affected; female carriers tend to have a relatively mild expression of the disease if they show symptoms at all. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
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The gene for the androgen receptor is located on the X chromosome (Xq11-q12), making it a sex-linked disease, thus KD generally affects males. Females are rarely affected; female carriers tend to have a relatively mild expression of the disease if they show symptoms at all.