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. 2011 Jun;66(6):955–957. doi: 10.1590/S1807-59322011000600006

Table 1.

Clinical features of Kennedy's disease (tremor) and molecular genetic testing in 10 patients (from 7 families).

Clinical features Patient
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Family 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7
Age 44 21 50 41 55 50 62 50 51 45
Age at onset* 40 19 40 35 49 44 43 39 37 30
Mean number of CAG repeats 47 45 53 41 46 53 44 47 47 47
Hand postural tremor + + - - + + + + + +
Hand intention tremor - - - - + + + - + -
Head tremor + - - - - - - - - -
Leg tremor - - - - + - - - - -
Alcohol responsiveness + + NT NT + + + + - +
β-Blocker treatment + + - - + + + + - +

*Age at onset was defined retrospectively by determining the age at which the first symptom or sign attributable to Kennedy's disease was detected.

NT  =  not tested.