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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome(ALPS) is unknown as many cases remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.[1]
Prevalence
- The prevalence is not known as many cases are left unidentified. So far 500 patients with ALPS have been identified coming from more than 300 families.[2]
Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate
- Mortality rate is 15% in patients with ALPS-FAS by age 50.
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop [disease name].
- The incidence of [disease name] increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is [#] years.
- [Disease name] commonly affects individuals younger than/older than [number of years] years of age.
- [Chronic disease name] is usually first diagnosed among [age group].
- [Acute disease name] commonly affects [age group].
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
- ↑ Rao, V. Koneti; Oliveira, João Bosco (2011). "How I treat autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome". Blood. 118 (22): 5741–5751. doi:10.1182/blood-2011-07-325217. ISSN 0006-4971.
- ↑ Shah, Shaili; Wu, Eveline; Rao, V. Koneti; Tarrant, Teresa K. (2014). "Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome: an Update and Review of the Literature". Current Allergy and Asthma Reports. 14 (9). doi:10.1007/s11882-014-0462-4. ISSN 1529-7322.