Paget's disease of bone

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Risk factors

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  • Age. People older than 40 are the most likely to develop Paget's disease of bone.
  • Sex. Men are more commonly affected than are women.
  • National origin. Paget's disease of bone is more common in people of Anglo-Saxon descent.
  • Family history. If you have a close relative who has Paget's disease of bone, you are much more likely to develop the condition yourself.
References
  1. Facts a new patient needs to know about Paget's disease of bone. National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases: National Resource Center. http://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/bone/pagets/default.asp. Accessed May 26, 2010.
  2. Roodman GD. Paget's disease of bone. In: Goldman L, et al. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/203002646-3/1004517503/1492/963.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-2805-5..50273-1_12206. Accessed May 26, 2010.
  3. Paget's disease of bone. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00076. Accessed May 26, 2010.
  4. Mercier LR. Paget's disease of the bone. In: Ferri FF. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2010. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/203002646-3/1004517503/2088/470.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05609-0..00025-3--sc0010_9669. Accessed May 26, 2010.
  5. Kelepouris N. Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of Paget disease of bone. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed May 27, 2010.
  6. Lane NE. Paget's disease of bone. In: Firestein GS, et al. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: WB Saunders Co.; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/203002646-3/0/1807/698.html?tocnode=55733939&fromURL=698.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3285-4..10092-0--s0210_3402. Accessed May 26, 2010.
  7. Seton M. Treatment of Paget disease of bone. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed May 27, 2010.
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