See also prevalence and incidence page for Myotonic Dystrophy
Prevalance of Myotonic Dystrophy: Type I myotonic dystrophy accounts for 98% of all cases of myotonic dystrophy, Genetics Home Reference website
Myotonic Dystrophy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)...more »
Myotonic Dystrophy is listed as a "rare disease" by Ophanet, a consortium of European partners ...more »
This page presents a variety of statistics about Myotonic Dystrophy. The term 'prevalence' of Myotonic Dystrophy usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Myotonic Dystrophy at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Myotonic Dystrophy refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Myotonic Dystrophy 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.
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