The Causes And Diagnosis Of Erdheim-Chester Disease

Gender

According to the five hundred or so case studies of patients from around the world, this illness tends to strike men with a slightly higher frequency. The small number of cases make it difficult to determine if there is any sex-linked component for certain. It has been established it is not inherited and therefore not a sex-linked genetic disease. The mutations known to contribute to the condition involve genes common to both sexes. The cell signaling molecule BRAF is a key protein in all cells of both sexes. The reason for the slightly increased prevalence among males is not clear at this time.

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