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Multivariate genetic analysis of chronic pelvic pain and associated phenotypes.
Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 2005
Zondervan Krina T, Cardon Lon R, Kennedy Stephen H, Martin Nicholas G, Treloar Susan A
Abstract excerpt
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common condition in women that is difficult to diagnose. Although heritability estimates have been published for some conditions potentially underlying pelvic pain, the heritability of CPP itself has never been investigated. Using data from 623 MZ and 377 DZ female twin pairs aged 29-50 from an Australian twin cohort, we found an increased CPP concordance among MZs compared to DZs,...
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