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A twin study of the common vulnerability between heightened sensitivity to hypercapnia and panic disorder
26 Nov 2007
Abstract excerpt
For unknown reasons the inhalation of CO(2)-enriched air mixtures evokes acute panic-like symptoms in people with panic disorder and in their unaffected relatives. This study was set to determine whether, and to what extent, CO(2)-induced acute anxiety and panic disorder share the same genetic and environmental determinants. Cholesky structural equation models were used to decompose into genetic and environmental...
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