Epidemiology of Wilson’s Disease in Ireland

O’Brien M1,2, Reilly M3, Sweeney B4, Walsh C5, Hutchinson M1,2

 

Mov Disord. 2014 Oct;29(12):1567-8. doi: 10.1002/mds.25983. Epub 2014 Aug 11.

 

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1 Department of Neurology, St Vincent’s University Hospital,Dublin, Ireland.
2 School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
3 MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology, Queen Square, London. UK.
4 TDepartment of Neurology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
5 Department of Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Few epidemiological studies of Wilson’s disease (WD) have been complete population-based assessments; estimates of prevalence range from 18 to 30 cases per million; however, confidence intervals are broad.1-5 We described a cohort of patients with WD in the Republic of Ireland in an epidemiological study for the period 1970 to 1989.5 Given advances in disease detection and treatment, the aim of this study was to extend the epidemiological study to the years 1990 through 2011.

 

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