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Diseases » X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases » Prevalence

Prevalence and Incidence of X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases

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Prevalance of types of X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases:

For details see prevalence of types of X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases analysis; summary of available prevalence data:

Deuteranopia: about 1% of white males
Fragile-X Syndrome: approximately 1 per 8,000 females suffer from fragile X syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website
Hemophilia: 20,000 people in the United States (NHLBI)
Protanopia: about 1% of white males
Red-green color blindness: about 10% of males
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: 1-in-100,000
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Incidence of types of X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases:

For details see incidence of types of X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: about 1 in 3000 males¹.
Fragile-X Syndrome: about 1 in 1500 males¹.
Hemophilia: about 400 babies annually (NHLBI)
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About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases at any given time. The term 'incidence' of X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases 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. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Footnotes:
1. Pathophysiology of Disease, Stephen J. McPhee, Vishwanash R. Lingappa, Willim F. Ganong, Jack D. Lang, Prentice Hall, 1995