Each month, our Carrier Connections program features a different X-linked condition with the goal to increase awareness and education of X-linked conditions and how they impact females.

This month, we are featuring Kennedy's disease. Kennedy's disease is an X-linked disorder characterized by muscle weakness and wasting that typically manifests in adulthood. It is caused by a mutation in the AR gene, which is responsible for encoding a protein called an androgen receptor. Studies show that some female carriers may experience muscle weakness and neurodegeneration.

Today, we are bringing on Alison, a 55-year-old Kennedy's disease carrier who lives in the UK and works as a school nurse. 

Carrier Connections is sponsored by Horizon Therapeutics, Sanofi, and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. For more information about our organization, check out rememberthegirls.org.