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*Peutz-Jeghers syndrome affects individuals between the ages of 10 to 30 years; average age of diagnosis is 23 years for males and 26 years for females.<ref name="GiardielloTrimbath2006">{{cite journal|last1=Giardiello|first1=F|last2=Trimbath|first2=J|title=Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Management Recommendations|journal=Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology|volume=4|issue=4|year=2006|pages=408–415|issn=15423565|doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2005.11.005}}</ref> | *Peutz-Jeghers syndrome affects individuals between the ages of 10 to 30 years; average age of diagnosis is 23 years for males and 26 years for females.<ref name="GiardielloTrimbath2006">{{cite journal|last1=Giardiello|first1=F|last2=Trimbath|first2=J|title=Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Management Recommendations|journal=Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology|volume=4|issue=4|year=2006|pages=408–415|issn=15423565|doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2005.11.005}}</ref> | ||
Peutz-Jeghers commonly affects individuals older than 30 years of age.<ref name="pmid15200509">{{cite journal| author=Hernan I, Roig I, Martin B, Gamundi MJ, Martinez-Gimeno M, Carballo M| title=De novo germline mutation in the serine-threonine kinase STK11/LKB1 gene associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. | journal=Clin Genet | year= 2004 | volume= 66 | issue= 1 | pages= 58-62 | pmid=15200509 | doi=10.1111/j.0009-9163.2004.00266.x | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15200509 }} </ref> | *Peutz-Jeghers commonly affects individuals older than 30 years of age.<ref name="pmid15200509">{{cite journal| author=Hernan I, Roig I, Martin B, Gamundi MJ, Martinez-Gimeno M, Carballo M| title=De novo germline mutation in the serine-threonine kinase STK11/LKB1 gene associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. | journal=Clin Genet | year= 2004 | volume= 66 | issue= 1 | pages= 58-62 | pmid=15200509 | doi=10.1111/j.0009-9163.2004.00266.x | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15200509 }} </ref> | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
*Males and females are equally affected. | *Males and females are equally affected. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2] Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [3]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- The prevalence of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is estimated to be 1 in 8300 to 250000 [1]
- Most likely prevalence is 1 in 100000
Age
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome affects individuals between the ages of 10 to 30 years; average age of diagnosis is 23 years for males and 26 years for females.[2]
- Peutz-Jeghers commonly affects individuals older than 30 years of age.[3]
Gender
- Males and females are equally affected.
References
- ↑ Kopacova, Marcela; Tacheci, Ilja; Rejchrt, Stanislav; Bures, Jan (2009). "Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Diagnostic and therapeuticapproach". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 15 (43): 5397. doi:10.3748/wjg.15.5397. ISSN 1007-9327.
- ↑ Giardiello, F; Trimbath, J (2006). "Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Management Recommendations". Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 4 (4): 408–415. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2005.11.005. ISSN 1542-3565.
- ↑ Hernan I, Roig I, Martin B, Gamundi MJ, Martinez-Gimeno M, Carballo M (2004). "De novo germline mutation in the serine-threonine kinase STK11/LKB1 gene associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome". Clin Genet. 66 (1): 58–62. doi:10.1111/j.0009-9163.2004.00266.x. PMID 15200509.