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Genetic variation in neuroendocrine genes associates with somatic symptoms in the general population: results from the EPIFUND study.
Journal of psychosomatic research - 1 May 2010
Holliday Kate L, Macfarlane Gary J, Nicholl Barbara I, Creed Francis, Thomson Wendy, McBeth John
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OBJECTIVE: Functional somatic syndromes commonly occur together, share a genetic component and are associated with numerous somatic symptoms. This study aimed to determine if genetic variation in two neuroendocrine systems, the serotoninergic system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, was associated with the number of reported somatic symptoms. METHODS: This population-based cohort study...
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