Population-based prevalence and incidence estimates of mixed connective tissue disease from the Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program.
Ghadeer HasanElizabeth D FerucciJill P BuyonH Michael BelmontJane E SalmonAnca AskanaseJoan M BathonLaura Geraldino-PardillaYousaf AliEllen M GinzlerChaim PuttermanCaroline GordonCharles G HelmickHilary PartonPeter M IzmirlyPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
The MLSP provided estimates for prevalence and incidence of MCTD in a diverse population. The variation in estimates using different case definitions is reflective of the challenge of defining MCTD in epidemiologic studies.