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==Overview==
==Diamond-Blackfan anemia epidemiology and demographics==
*'''Incidence'''
Incidence of Classical Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is about seven per million live births per year. Thus in the United States, with 4 million live births per year, each year approximately 25-35 new patients  will be diagnosed.<ref name="pmid18671700">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vlachos A, Ball S, Dahl N, Alter BP, Sheth S, Ramenghi U, Meerpohl J, Karlsson S, Liu JM, Leblanc T, Paley C, Kang EM, Leder EJ, Atsidaftos E, Shimamura A, Bessler M, Glader B, Lipton JM |title=Diagnosing and treating Diamond Blackfan anemia: results of an international clinical consensus conference |journal=Br. J. Haematol. |volume=142 |issue=6 |pages=859–76 |date=September 2008 |pmid=18671700 |pmc=2654478 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07269.x |url=}}</ref>


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*'''Prevalence of DBA'''
It is approximately 5000 cases worldwide.
 
*'''Age'''
DBA is usually first diagnosed in infancy. The average age of presenting with anemia is two months and the average age of diagnosis with DBA is 3-4 months.
*Race
There is no racial predilection to DBA.
*'''Gender'''
DBA affects men and women equally.<ref name="pmid10541318">{{cite journal |vauthors=Willig TN, Niemeyer CM, Leblanc T, Tiemann C, Robert A, Budde J, Lambiliotte A, Kohne E, Souillet G, Eber S, Stephan JL, Girot R, Bordigoni P, Cornu G, Blanche S, Guillard JM, Mohandas N, Tchernia G |title=Identification of new prognosis factors from the clinical and epidemiologic analysis of a registry of 229 Diamond-Blackfan anemia patients. DBA group of Société d'Hématologie et d'Immunologie Pédiatrique (SHIP), Gesellshaft für Pädiatrische Onkologie und Hämatologie (GPOH), and the European Society for Pediatric Hematology and Immunology (ESPHI) |journal=Pediatr. Res. |volume=46 |issue=5 |pages=553–61 |date=November 1999 |pmid=10541318 |doi=10.1203/00006450-199911000-00011 |url=}}</ref>
*'''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'''


==References==
==References==

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Diamond-Blackfan anemia epidemiology and demographics

  • Incidence

Incidence of Classical Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is about seven per million live births per year. Thus in the United States, with 4 million live births per year, each year approximately 25-35 new patients will be diagnosed.[1]

  • Prevalence of DBA

It is approximately 5000 cases worldwide.

  • Age

DBA is usually first diagnosed in infancy. The average age of presenting with anemia is two months and the average age of diagnosis with DBA is 3-4 months.

  • Race

There is no racial predilection to DBA.

  • Gender

DBA affects men and women equally.[2]

  • 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

References

  1. Vlachos A, Ball S, Dahl N, Alter BP, Sheth S, Ramenghi U, Meerpohl J, Karlsson S, Liu JM, Leblanc T, Paley C, Kang EM, Leder EJ, Atsidaftos E, Shimamura A, Bessler M, Glader B, Lipton JM (September 2008). "Diagnosing and treating Diamond Blackfan anemia: results of an international clinical consensus conference". Br. J. Haematol. 142 (6): 859–76. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07269.x. PMC 2654478. PMID 18671700.
  2. Willig TN, Niemeyer CM, Leblanc T, Tiemann C, Robert A, Budde J, Lambiliotte A, Kohne E, Souillet G, Eber S, Stephan JL, Girot R, Bordigoni P, Cornu G, Blanche S, Guillard JM, Mohandas N, Tchernia G (November 1999). "Identification of new prognosis factors from the clinical and epidemiologic analysis of a registry of 229 Diamond-Blackfan anemia patients. DBA group of Société d'Hématologie et d'Immunologie Pédiatrique (SHIP), Gesellshaft für Pädiatrische Onkologie und Hämatologie (GPOH), and the European Society for Pediatric Hematology and Immunology (ESPHI)". Pediatr. Res. 46 (5): 553–61. doi:10.1203/00006450-199911000-00011. PMID 10541318.