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Interstitial cystitis and panic disorder: a potential genetic syndrome.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Mar 2004
Weissman Myrna M, Gross Raz, Fyer Abby, Heiman Gary A, Gameroff Marc J, Hodge Susan E, Kaufman David, Kaplan Steven A, Wickramaratne Priya J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Evidence from a genetic linkage study had suggested a possible syndrome in some families with panic disorder (PD). This syndrome includes bladder problems (possibly urinary interstitial cystitis [IC]), thyroid disorders, chronic headaches/migraine, and/or mitral valve prolapse. In 19 multiplex families with PD, one marker (D13S779) on chromosome 13 gave a logarithm of odds score of more than 4 when...
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