Sandbox:Hamid

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevalence

• The prevalence of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is estimated to be 1 in 25000 to 300000

Age

• Adolescent and early adulthood.

Gender

• Males and females are equally affected.

Causes

Genetic Causes

• [Disease name] is caused by a mutation in the [gene name] gene.