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==Epidemiology and demographics== | ==Epidemiology and demographics== | ||
===Prevalence=== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
* The prevalence of Wilson's disease is estimated to be 3 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref name="pmid20955957">{{cite journal| author=Huster D| title=Wilson disease. | journal=Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol | year= 2010 | volume= 24 | issue= 5 | pages= 531-9 | pmid=20955957 | doi=10.1016/j.bpg.2010.07.014 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20955957 }}</ref> | |||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* Wilson's disease commonly affects inidividuals between 5 to 35 years old. | |||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
* There is no racial predilection to Wilson's disease. | * There is no racial predilection to Wilson's disease. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and demographics
Prevalence
- The prevalence of Wilson's disease is estimated to be 3 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
Age
- Wilson's disease commonly affects inidividuals between 5 to 35 years old.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to Wilson's disease.
Gender
- Wilson's disease affects men and women equally.
References
- ↑ Huster D (2010). "Wilson disease". Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 24 (5): 531–9. doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2010.07.014. PMID 20955957.