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Evidence for genetic influences common and specific to symptoms of generalized anxiety and panic.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Scherrer J F, True W R, Xian H, Lyons M J, Eisen S A, Goldberg J, Lin N, Tsuang M T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder (PD) often co-occur and have been shown to be heritable. Researchers have debated the validity of the distinction between GAD and PD. To test for distinction between disorders, we estimated the genetic and environmental contributions which were specific and common to GAD and PD in a cohort of male-male twin pairs. METHODS: Data were obtained from a...
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