incidence

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With an incidence of one in 36,000 births, Leigh syndrome is classified as a rare disease under European guidelines.

From Science Daily

Strong interactions between the layers lead to very different transmission behaviors for left- and right-circularly polarized light under "normal incidence," or polarized light that hits perpendicular to the surface.

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Individuals who experienced only mild infections did not show this elevated risk and actually had a slight decrease in lung cancer incidence.

From Science Daily

Many have been on higher alert in recent years as incidences of antisemitism increase across the country.

From BBC

Liz Darlison, chief executive at Mesothelioma UK, said the country "shamefully has the highest incidence of mesothelioma in the world" with research urgently needed.

From BBC