title: A systematic review of hereditary spherocytosis reported in Chinese biomedical journals from 1978 to 2013 and estimation of the prevalence of the disease using a disease model.
abstract: Epidemiological information of hereditary spherocytosis in China is slight. This systematic review summarizes the number of cases of hereditary spherocytosis reported in China Biology Medicine disc from 1978 to 2013. In total, 2,043 cases were reported in the past 36 years. We describe its distribution from time and space. We also estimate the literature reported prevalence of hereditary spherocytosis by DisMod-II software, overall prevalence in China was estimated to be: 1.27 cases per 100,000 people in males and 1.49 cases per 100,000 people in females. All results suggest a stronger network of diagnosis and treatment including all levels of hospitals should be created to improve healthcare for hereditary spherocytosis and even other rare diseases in the future, meanwhile we can obtain more useful information for orphan drug designation purposes and make public health decisions regarding such diseases through the use of the burden of disease models.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Rare Disease of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China; ; School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Ji'nan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Rare Disease of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China;
authors.forename: Yazhou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Rare Disease of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China; ; School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Ji'nan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Rare Disease of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China; ; School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Ji'nan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Rare Disease of Shandong Province, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China;
authors.forename: Jinxiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
keywords: Bibliographic study; China; DisMod-II; Hereditary spherocytosis