Prevalence and Incidence of Coffin-Lowry syndrome
Prevalance of Coffin-Lowry syndrome:
estimated 7 per 100,000 people have Coffin-Lowry syndrome in western Europe and North America, Genetics Home Reference website ... see also overview of Coffin-Lowry syndrome.
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 14,285 or 0.01% or 19,040 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "estimated 7 per 100,000 people have Coffin-Lowry syndrome in western Europe and North America, Genetics Home Reference website" -- see also general information about data sources]
Coffin-Lowry syndrome: Rare Disease
Coffin-Lowry syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Coffin-Lowry syndrome, or a subtype of Coffin-Lowry syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Coffin-Lowry syndrome as a "rare disease".
More information about Coffin-Lowry syndrome is available from Orphanet
Coffin-Lowry syndrome Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Prevalence/Incidence of Coffin-Lowry syndrome: Online Medical Books
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Mental retardation:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
A specific cause is identifiable in only about 25% of people who are mentally retarded, and, of these, only 10% have the potential for cure. (See Causes of mental retardation.) In the remaining 75%, predisposing factors, such as deficient prenatal or perinatal care, inadequate nutrition, poor social environment, and poor child-rearing practices, contribute significantly to mental retardation.
Prenatal screening for genetic defects (such as Tay-Sachs disease) and counseling for families at risk for specific defects have reduced the incidence of genetically transmitted mental retardation.
An estimated 1% to 3% of the population is mentally retarded, demonstrating an IQ below 70 and associated difficulty in carrying out tasks required for personal independence.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Mental Retardation:
Mental Retardation - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
Found in both sexes and all racial and socioeconomic groups
Mental Retardation - prevalence
- Prevalence of mental retardation is generally listed as 2–3% of the population.
- Of the different subcategories of mental retardation, the mild form is the most prevalent, at 85% of those with mental retardation.
- Profound mental retardation is least prevalent, at ~1% of this group.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Coffin-Lowry syndrome usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Coffin-Lowry syndrome at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Coffin-Lowry syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Coffin-Lowry syndrome diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
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