Progressive Proximal Muscle Weakness Due to a 51 CAG Repeat Expansion in Exon 1 of the Androgen Receptor Gene: A Case Report of Kennedy Disease

Nguyen Thi Tuong Vi; Nguyen Huu Thanh; Dong Thi Bien; Nguyen Hong Quan

doi:10.12659/AJCR.951080

03 May 2026 : Case report Vietnam

Progressive Proximal Muscle Weakness Due to a 51 CAG Repeat Expansion in Exon 1 of the Androgen Receptor Gene: A Case Report of Kennedy Disease

Mistake in diagnosis, Rare disease

Nguyen Thi Tuong Vi^{ABCDEF 1}, Nguyen Huu Thanh^{ABCDEF 1,2}, Dong Thi Bien^{ABCE 3}, Nguyen Hong Quan^{ABCE 3*}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951080

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951080

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Figure 1 Clinical examination: (A) revealed gynecomastia; (B) The yellow arrow indicates atrophy of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles, manifested as depression of the supraspinous and infraspinous fossae of the scapula.

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Progressive Proximal Muscle Weakness Due to a 51 CAG Repeat Expansion in Exon 1 of the Androgen Receptor Gene: A Case Report of Kennedy Disease

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