Causes Of Congenital Insensitivity To Pain

At-Risk Groups

Due to the fact congenital insensitivity to pain is an inherited condition and is not caused by external or other biological factors, there are no identified at-risk groups for the disorder, and the primary risk factor is a family history of the disorder. Congenital insensitivity to pain is also quite rare, and therefore the number of individuals with the disorder is very low. Research indicates there are only one hundred known cases in the United States and three hundred known cases in Japan. Congenital insensitivity to pain tends to affect ethnic groups from Japan, Israel, Ecuador, and Sweden more than any other ethnic groups worldwide.