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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevalence=== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
*The prevalence of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is estimated to be 1 in 8300 to 1 in | *The prevalence of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is estimated to be 1 in 8300 to 1 in 280000.<ref name="KopacovaTacheci2009">{{cite journal|last1=Kopacova|first1=Marcela|last2=Tacheci|first2=Ilja|last3=Rejchrt|first3=Stanislav|last4=Bures|first4=Jan|title=Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Diagnostic and therapeuticapproach|journal=World Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=15|issue=43|year=2009|pages=5397|issn=1007-9327|doi=10.3748/wjg.15.5397}}</ref> | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
*Peutz-Jeghers syndrome affects individuals between the ages of 10 to 30 years.<ref name="GiardielloTrimbath2006">{{cite journal|last1=Giardiello|first1=F|last2=Trimbath|first2=J|title=Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Management Recommendations|journal=Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology|volume=4|issue=4|year=2006|pages=408–415|issn=15423565|doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2005.11.005}}</ref> | *Peutz-Jeghers syndrome affects individuals between the ages of 10 to 30 years.<ref name="GiardielloTrimbath2006">{{cite journal|last1=Giardiello|first1=F|last2=Trimbath|first2=J|title=Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Management Recommendations|journal=Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology|volume=4|issue=4|year=2006|pages=408–415|issn=15423565|doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2005.11.005}}</ref> | ||
**Average age of diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is 23 years for males and 26 years for females. | **Average age of diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is 23 years for males and 26 years for females. | ||
===Race=== | |||
*There is no racial predilection to Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. | |||
===Gender=== | |||
*Peutz-Jeghers syndrome affects men and women equally.<ref name="KopacovaTacheci2009">{{cite journal|last1=Kopacova|first1=Marcela|last2=Tacheci|first2=Ilja|last3=Rejchrt|first3=Stanislav|last4=Bures|first4=Jan|title=Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Diagnostic and therapeuticapproach|journal=World Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=15|issue=43|year=2009|pages=5397|issn=1007-9327|doi=10.3748/wjg.15.5397}}</ref> | |||
===Region=== | |||
*There is insufficient data on the affected regions for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]
Overview
The prevalence of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is estimated to be in the range of 1 in 8300 to 1 in 250000 and it affects individuals between the ages of 10 to 30 years.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- The prevalence of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is estimated to be 1 in 8300 to 1 in 280000.[1]
Age
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome affects individuals between the ages of 10 to 30 years.[2]
- Average age of diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is 23 years for males and 26 years for females.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
Gender
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome affects men and women equally.[1]
Region
- There is insufficient data on the affected regions for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kopacova, Marcela; Tacheci, Ilja; Rejchrt, Stanislav; Bures, Jan (2009). "Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Diagnostic and therapeuticapproach". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 15 (43): 5397. doi:10.3748/wjg.15.5397. ISSN 1007-9327.
- ↑ Giardiello, F; Trimbath, J (2006). "Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Management Recommendations". Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 4 (4): 408–415. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2005.11.005. ISSN 1542-3565.