1982
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1982.tb13702.x
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Leukemia and other Cancers, Anomalies and Infections as Causes of Death in Down's Syndrome in the United States during 1976

Abstract: SUMMARY All 995 persons with Down's syndrome who died in the United States during 1976 and whose death certificates listed Down's syndrome as the underlying or a contributing cause of death were identified. This allowed the underlying causes of death of 793 affected persons to be analysed and compared to deaths in the whole US population for that year. Mortality ratios provided evidence that the excess risk of leukemia mortality continues into adulthood and that deaths from other hematopoietic malignancies als… Show more

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“…Another study finds a statistically nonsignificant excess with a ratio of 3.1 (CI, 0.4-11.1) in a cohort of 1453 persons with DS [58]. Scholl et al [12] and Boker and Merrick [27] could not find a single case. Finally, Yang et al [15] indicate a very low SMOR (0.08; CI, 0.06-0.12) for both colorectal and anal tumors, based on 26 cases among 17,958 persons with DS.…”
Section: Malignant Neoplasmsmentioning
confidence: 94%
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“…Another study finds a statistically nonsignificant excess with a ratio of 3.1 (CI, 0.4-11.1) in a cohort of 1453 persons with DS [58]. Scholl et al [12] and Boker and Merrick [27] could not find a single case. Finally, Yang et al [15] indicate a very low SMOR (0.08; CI, 0.06-0.12) for both colorectal and anal tumors, based on 26 cases among 17,958 persons with DS.…”
Section: Malignant Neoplasmsmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…Epidemiological studies suggest a decreased incidence of oral and pharyngeal cancers in persons with DS [6,[12][13][14]. A recent and very large mortality study conducted in the United States and based on 17,958 deaths of persons with DS [15] found only 4 deaths due to oral/pharyngeal cancer, which suggests a 20-fold decreased mortality (standardized mortality odds ratio [SMOR], 0.05; 95% CI, 0.02-0.14).…”
Section: Malignant Neoplasmsmentioning
confidence: 95%
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“…In addition, various immunological impairments are associated with DS. Children with DS have a high incidence of hematologic malignancies and autoimmune diseases like hypothyroidism, celiac disease, and diabetes mellitus (3)(4)(5)(6)(7).…”
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“…The fi rst description of leukemia occurring in a child with DS was published in 1930 (Cannon 1930 ). Since then, it has become evident that individuals with DS have a striking predisposition to develop acute leukemia early in life and that the elevated risk can extend for several decades (Scholl et al 1982 ;Hasle et al 2000 ). Interestingly, the increased risk of malignancy seems to be limited to the development of leukemias only, since solid tumors occur signifi cantly less frequently in children and adults with DS in comparison with individuals without DS (Xavier et al 2009 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%