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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
*The incidence | *The incidence of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is approximately 0.13 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* | *Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria commonly affects adults. However, some cases of PNH in the childhood have been reported.<ref name="pmid22147651">{{cite journal| author=Curran KJ, Kernan NA, Prockop SE, Scaradavou A, Small TN, Kobos R et al.| title=Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria in pediatric patients. | journal=Pediatr Blood Cancer | year= 2012 | volume= 59 | issue= 3 | pages= 525-9 | pmid=22147651 | doi=10.1002/pbc.23410 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22147651 }}</ref> | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is approximately 0.13 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Age
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria commonly affects adults. However, some cases of PNH in the childhood have been reported.[1]
Race
- There is no racial predilection to [disease name].
- [Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].
Gender
- [Disease name] affects men and women equally.
- [Gender 1] are more commonly affected by [disease name] than [gender 2]. The [gender 1] to [gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.
Region
- The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
- [Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
References
- ↑ Curran KJ, Kernan NA, Prockop SE, Scaradavou A, Small TN, Kobos R; et al. (2012). "Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria in pediatric patients". Pediatr Blood Cancer. 59 (3): 525–9. doi:10.1002/pbc.23410. PMID 22147651.