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SUBMITTER: Foss AH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4070066 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Foss Alexander H AH Duffner Patricia K PK Carter Randy L RL
Rare diseases (Austin, Tex.) 20130530
This review addresses difficulties arising in estimating epidemiological parameters of leukodystrophies and lysosomal storage disorders, with special focus on Krabbe disease. Although multiple epidemiological studies of Krabbe disease have been published, these studies are difficult to reconcile since they have used different study populations and varying methods of calculation. Confusion exists regarding which epidemiological parameters have been estimated; the current review shows that most pr ...[more]