Prevalence and Patient Characteristics of Ectodermal Dysplasias in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Ectodermal dysplasias constitute a group of rare genetic disorders of the skin and skin appendages with hypodontia, hypotrichosis, and hypohidrosis as cardinal features. There is a lack of population-based research into the epidemiology of ectodermal dysplasias.

Objective

To establish a validated population-based cohort of patients with ectodermal dysplasia in Denmark and to assess the disease prevalence and patient characteristics.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationwide cohort study used individual-level registry data recorded across the Danish universal health care system to identify patients with ectodermal dysplasias from January 1, 1995, to August 25, 2021. A 3-level search of the Danish National Patient Registry and the Danish National Chil

SUBMITTER: Herlin LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10938247 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature