Michael J Goldacre1, Olena O Seminog. 1. Unit of Health-Care Epidemiology, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, , Oxford, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that Turner syndrome is associated with an elevated risk of a range of autoimmune disorders. We aimed to document this in a national study. METHOD: Use of a record-linked dataset of all hospital admissions in England, 1999-2011, to construct a retrospective cohort of people with Turner syndrome and a control cohort of people without it. Statistical follow-up to identify the occurrence of 29 separate autoimmune disorders in each cohort. Calculation of rate ratios, comparing the Turner and control cohorts. RESULTS: In the Turner syndrome cohort (2459 people), rate ratios were elevated for 16 of the 29 conditions. Examples included coeliac disease (rate ratio 14.0, 95% CI 10.2 to 18.8), Crohn's disease (5.3, 3.5 to 7.8), ulcerative colitis (3.9, 2.3 to 6.1), hypothyroidism (8.8, 7.8 to 9.9) and hyperthyroidism (4.9, 3.2 to 7.1). CONCLUSIONS: The increased risk of autoimmune disorders in people with Turner syndrome covers a wide range of conditions.
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that Turner syndrome is associated with an elevated risk of a range of autoimmune disorders. We aimed to document this in a national study. METHOD: Use of a record-linked dataset of all hospital admissions in England, 1999-2011, to construct a retrospective cohort of people with Turner syndrome and a control cohort of people without it. Statistical follow-up to identify the occurrence of 29 separate autoimmune disorders in each cohort. Calculation of rate ratios, comparing the Turner and control cohorts. RESULTS: In the Turner syndrome cohort (2459 people), rate ratios were elevated for 16 of the 29 conditions. Examples included coeliac disease (rate ratio 14.0, 95% CI 10.2 to 18.8), Crohn's disease (5.3, 3.5 to 7.8), ulcerative colitis (3.9, 2.3 to 6.1), hypothyroidism (8.8, 7.8 to 9.9) and hyperthyroidism (4.9, 3.2 to 7.1). CONCLUSIONS: The increased risk of autoimmune disorders in people with Turner syndrome covers a wide range of conditions.
Authors: Yuri A Zarate; Katherine A Bosanko; Elizabeth Bhoj; Rebecca Ganetzky; Lois J Starr; Elaine H Zackai; G Bradley Schaefer Journal: Am J Med Genet A Date: 2015-04-25 Impact factor: 2.802