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Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy, X-Linked MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy, X-Linked
Tree Number(s)
C10.228.854.468.399
C10.574.500.175
C10.574.562.500.374
C10.668.467.500.186
C16.320.322.076
C16.320.400.100
Unique ID
D055534
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055534
Scope Note
An X-linked recessive form of spinal muscular atrophy. It is due to a mutation of the gene encoding the ANDROGEN RECEPTOR.
Entry Term(s)
Atrophy, Muscular, Spinobulbar
Bulbospinal Muscular Atrophy, X-linked
Kennedy Disease
Kennedy Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
Kennedy Syndrome
Kennedy's Disease
Muscular Atrophy, Spinobulbar
Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, X-Linked 1
Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
X-Linked Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy
X-Linked Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
X-linked Bulbospinal Muscular Atrophy
Public MeSH Note
2009; see MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL 2000-2008
History Note
2009(2000); use MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL 2000-2008
Date Introduced
2009/01/01
Last Updated
2018/06/29
Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy, X-Linked Preferred
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