Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Description
autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura: An autoimmune disorder in which the number of circulating platelets is reduced due to their antibody-mediated destruction. ITP is a diagnosis of exclusion and is heterogeneous in origin.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | D3_ITP |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: D693, ICD-9: 2873A, ICD-8: 28710 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: D693, ICD-9: 2873A, ICD-8: 28710 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 304 | 161 | 143 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.19 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 48.82 | 45.31 | 52.78 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 6.25 | 3.11 | 9.79 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 50.66 | 49.07 | 52.45 |
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