Prevalence of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease across the lifespan: a population-based epidemiological study

Authors :: Kelly Jones
Joshua Burns
Alice Theadom
Richard Roxburgh
Erin MacAulay
Gina O’Grady
Miriam Rodrigues
Moneeta Pal
Scott Denton
Ronelle Baker
Braden TE Ao
Source :: BMJ Open, Vol 9, Iss 6 (2019)
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: BMJ Publishing Group, 2019.
Abstract: ObjectivesThis population-based study aimed to determine age-standardised prevalence of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) across the lifespan using multiple case ascertainment sources.DesignPoint-prevalence epidemiological study in the Auckland Region of New Zealand (NZ).SettingMultiple case ascertainment sources including primary care centres, hospital services, neuromuscular disease registry, community-based organisations and self-referral were used to identify potentially eligible participants.ParticipantsAdults (≥16 years, n=207, 87.7%) and children (

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