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Is It Hereditary and What Causes It? Print E-mail

Kennedy's disease is inherited, and is passed on from mother to son, by an X-linked genetic mutation.

Kennedy's disease is caused by a mutation of the Androgen Receptor (AR) gene.

Its role is to moderate the action of the male sex hormones (androgens). How this mutation causes the symptoms seen in Kennedy's disease is not yet understood.

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