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Sjogrens Syndrome and Familial Risk

A population based study from Taiwan shows that Sjogren's syndrome, to have a prevalence of 0.05%. The prevalence of the syndrome, however, was 10 times higher among women (0.10%) compared to men (0.01%). Overall, having an affected first-degree relative with Sjogren's syndrome carried an adjusted relative risk (RR) of 12.37 (95% CI: 9.54-16.05) for the disease, the RR being 13.24 higher (95% CI: 10.15-17.27) for an affected female relative compared to a RR of 10.06 (95% CI: 4.91-20.61) for affected male relatives.

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