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Andersen-Tawil syndrome epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Andersen-Tawil syndrome is a rare hereditary multisystem disorder transmitted in autosomal dominant pattern. Only 200 cases of Andersen-Tawil syndrome were reported worldwide.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of Andersen-Tawil syndrome is approximately less than 1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
- Only 200 cases of Andersen-Tawil syndrome were reported worldwide.
- Patients who are suffering with periodic paralysis Andersen-Tawil syndrome only accounts for less than 10% of these patients.
Prevalence
- The exact prevalence of Andersen-Tawil syndrome is unknown.
- The prevalence of congenital Long QT syndrome(LQTS) is around 1 in 2000 births.[2]
Age
- Andersen-Tawil syndrome commonly affects individuals of younger age, most commonly in the first decade of life younger than 10 years.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to Andersen-Tawil syndrome as of now.
Gender
- Andersen-Tawil syndrome affects men and women equally.
References
References
- ↑ Nguyen, Hoai-Linh; Pieper, Gerard H.; Wilders, Ronald (2013). “Andersen–Tawil syndrome: Clinical and molecular aspects”. International Journal of Cardiology. 170 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.010. ISSN 0167-5273.
- ↑ Schwartz PJ, Stramba-Badiale M, Crotti L, Pedrazzini M, Besana A, Bosi G; et al. (2009). “Prevalence of the congenital long-QT syndrome”. Circulation. 120 (18): 1761–7. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.863209. PMC 2784143. PMID 19841298.
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