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Myelofibrosis is a disease that tends to affect the middle-aged and elderly population. The mean age at diagnosis is 60 years.<ref name=epidemiologyofmyelofibrosis1radio1>Epidemiology of myelofibrosis. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/myelofibrosis. Accessed on March 8, 2016</ref> | Myelofibrosis is a disease that tends to affect the middle-aged and elderly population. The mean age at diagnosis is 60 years.<ref name=epidemiologyofmyelofibrosis1radio1>Epidemiology of myelofibrosis. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/myelofibrosis. Accessed on March 8, 2016</ref> | ||
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Males are more commonly affected with myelofibrosis than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 1.5 to 1.<ref name="pmid22212965">{{cite journal| author=Tefferi A, Lasho TL, Jimma T, Finke CM, Gangat N, Vaidya R et al.| title=One thousand patients with primary myelofibrosis: the mayo clinic experience. | journal=Mayo Clin Proc | year= 2012 | volume= 87 | issue= 1 | pages= 25-33 | pmid=22212965 | doi=10.1016/j.mayocp.2011.11.001 | pmc=PMC3538387 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22212965 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
The prevalence of myelofibrosis is approximately 1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
Age
Myelofibrosis is a disease that tends to affect the middle-aged and elderly population. The mean age at diagnosis is 60 years.[1]
Gender
Males are more commonly affected with myelofibrosis than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 1.5 to 1.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Epidemiology of myelofibrosis. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/myelofibrosis. Accessed on March 8, 2016
- ↑ Tefferi A, Lasho TL, Jimma T, Finke CM, Gangat N, Vaidya R; et al. (2012). "One thousand patients with primary myelofibrosis: the mayo clinic experience". Mayo Clin Proc. 87 (1): 25–33. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2011.11.001. PMC 3538387. PMID 22212965.