Re: Autoimmune poll update

[Guest guest]

Arne,

Literature states that 75% of people with

PSC also have IBD and that your poll agrees with that (73%) even when only 37

people responded. Another interesting thing is that all the other autoimmune

diseases that are mentioned also appear more often than in the general

population. I don't think that 14% of a control group would have asthma, or 8% Fibromyalgia

or Rheumatoid Arthritis. It is also very interesting that 37 people with PSC,

would have 96 autoimmune diseases altogether. Almost 2.6 each! This definitely suggests

that it has to be something related to autoimmune responses.

I hope even more people will respond to

the poll.

Regards,

Chaim Boermeester, Israel

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Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 23:06

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Subject: Autoimmune

poll update

Of the 37 people who have responded so far (I assume 37 is

the total):

%

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) 62%

Crohn's 11%

Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)

11%

Ankylosing spondylitis 3%

Asthma 14%

Endometriosis 3%

Fibromyalgia 8%

Grave's Disease 3%

Hypothyroidism 5%

Multiple Sclerosis

3%

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)

3%

Psoriasis 3%

Raynauds phenomenon 5%

Rheumatroid Arthritis 8%

Sjogren's syndrome

3%

Uveitis 3%

Other (post it, if you're willing)

14%

Even if

you don't have any other autoimmune diseases, just check the PSC bullet.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group//surveys?id=2713689

Sorry about the incorrect acronym for PBC (it's correct

above) - can't fix it without losing all the poll results.

Arne

57 -

UC 1977 - PSC 2000

Alive

and well in Minnesota

[Guest guest]

What about a poll asking about immediate FAMILY MEMBERS who have any of these conditions, since tendency for autoimmune disorders has a genetic predisposition component. has PSC and Hypothyroidism. I have Fibromyalgia and Reynaud's. AmiArne wrote: Of the 37 people who have responded so far (I assume 37 is the total): % Ulcerative Colitis (UC) 62% Crohn's 11% Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) 11% Ankylosing spondylitis 3% Asthma 14% Endometriosis 3% Fibromyalgia 8% Grave's Disease 3% Hypothyroidism 5% Multiple Sclerosis 3% Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) 3% Psoriasis

3% Raynauds phenomenon 5% Rheumatroid Arthritis 8% Sjogren's syndrome 3% Uveitis 3% Other (post it, if you're willing) 14% Even if you don't have any other autoimmune diseases, just check the PSC bullet. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group//surveys?id=2713689 Sorry about the incorrect acronym for PBC (it's correct above) - can't fix it without losing all the poll results. Arne 57 - UC 1977 - PSC 2000 Alive and well in Minnesota Ami - Migraines, FMSmom to - 10 yrs - Double Lung Tx 2/26/2006, PSC - Tx 7/16/2007, Diabetes, Hypothyroid, GERD, ADHD, Osteopenia http://caringbridge.org/visit/seanfoxmom to Emma - 14 yrs - Migrainesstepmom to - 15 yrs - ADHD, ODD~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~