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Prevalence of interstitial cystitis in first-degree relatives of patients with interstitial cystitis.
Urology - 1 Jan 2004
Warren John W, Jackson Theresa L, Langenberg Patricia, Meyers Deborah J, Xu Jianfeng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To compare, in a pilot study, the prevalence of interstitial cystitis (IC) among first-degree relatives of patients with IC with the prevalence of IC in the general population. Often the first evidence that a disease may have a genetic susceptibility is the demonstration of family aggregation of the disease. METHODS: Members of the Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) were mailed a survey inquiring...
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