Paget's Disease Of Bone: What Increases Your Risk
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What Increases Your Risk
Risk factors for Paget's disease include:
- Family history. If your parents, brothers, or sisters have Paget's disease, you are more likely to develop the disease than if no one in your family has it.
- Age. Paget's disease is most common in people older than 50 and is unusual in people younger than 40.2
| Last updated: | September 14, 2007 |
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| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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