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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
ADPKD is a disorder found worldwide and in all ethnic groups. Prevalence is slightly lower in African Americans with fewer cases of ESRD attributed to ADPKD | ADPKD is a disorder found worldwide and in all ethnic groups. Prevalence is slightly lower in African Americans with fewer cases of ESRD attributed to ADPKD than in Caucasian or Asian individuals. Prevalence is roughly equal among males and females. The table below summarizes the estimated prevalence in selected countries based on available epidemiologic studies.<ref name="pmid17434405">{{cite journal| author=Torres VE, Harris PC, Pirson Y| title=Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. | journal=Lancet | year= 2007 | volume= 369 | issue= 9569 | pages= 1287-301 | pmid=17434405 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60601-1 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17434405 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Serge Korjian, Yazan Daaboul
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
ADPKD is a disorder found worldwide and in all ethnic groups. Prevalence is slightly lower in African Americans with fewer cases of ESRD attributed to ADPKD than in Caucasian or Asian individuals. Prevalence is roughly equal among males and females. The table below summarizes the estimated prevalence in selected countries based on available epidemiologic studies.[1]
References
- ↑ Torres VE, Harris PC, Pirson Y (2007). "Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease". Lancet. 369 (9569): 1287–301. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60601-1. PMID 17434405.