title: The incidence rate of familial adenomatous polyposis. Results from the Danish Polyposis Register.
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.
authors: Danish Polyposis Register, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidvore Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Bülow
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Faurschou Nielsen
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Bülow
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Bisgaard
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Karlsen
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Moesgaard
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate