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. 1996;11(2):88-91.
doi: 10.1007/BF00342466.

The incidence rate of familial adenomatous polyposis. Results from the Danish Polyposis Register

S Bülow  1 , T Faurschou Nielsen, C Bülow, M L Bisgaard, L Karlsen, F Moesgaard
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The incidence rate of familial adenomatous polyposis. Results from the Danish Polyposis Register

S Bülow et al. Int J Colorectal Dis. 1996.

Abstract

Based on the Danish Polyposis Register epidemiological calculations on familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) were carried out. The mean annual incidence was 1.85 x 10(-6) during the years 1971-1992, and the prevalence increasing to about 32 x 10(-6) at the end of 1992. FAP patients constituted a decreased percentage of all Danish patients with colorectal cancer (0.07% in 1980-1992). The completeness of registration was 97% in 1983-1992. The results are similar to Finnish estimates based on the same direct method of calculation, and as both series are based on almost complete national polyposis registration in well-registered populations we regard our results to be close to the true incidence rate.

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