RE: Re: prevalence of PSC?

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Keep in mind that Olmsted County is not particularly diverse, or

representative of the population. It's primarily composed of those of

northern European descent (not that that's a bad thing ), which has a

higher incidence of PSC than most.

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=21341 (German,

Norwegian, Irish, English, Swedish = 67%).

Arne

55 - UC 1977, PSC 2000

Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

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Hi Penny;

The most recent estimates are from Mayo Clinic's survey of Olmsted

County, Minnesota:

" The prevalence of PSC in 2000 was 20.9 per 100,000 men (95% CI, 9.5

to 32.4) and only 6.3 per 100,000 women (95% CI, 0.1 to 12.5). " ...