Familial risks in and between stone diseases: sialolithiasis, urolithiasis and cholelithiasis in the population of Sweden

Familial risks in and between stone diseases: sialolithiasis, urolithiasis and cholelithiasis in the population of Sweden

Abstract Background According to the literature the three stone diseases, sialolithiasis (SL), urolithiasis (UL) and cholelithiasis (CL) share comorbidities. We assess familial and spouse risks between these stone disease and compare them to familial risks for concordant (same) stone disease. Method...

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Main Authors: Kari Hemminki, Otto Hemminki, Anni I. M. Koskinen, Asta Försti, Kristina Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Xinjun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Salivary gland stones
Kidney stones
Ureter stones
Bladder stones
Heritability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0945-y

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