Article
Recent advances in the understanding of genetic susceptibility to chronic pain and somatic symptoms.
Current rheumatology reports - 1 Dec 2011
Holliday Kate L, McBeth John
Abstract excerpt
Regional (e.g., low back) and widespread chronic pain disorders are common in the general population and are known to be heritable. Recent research suggests that genetic factors increase the risk of developing chronic pain independent of the site of pain. Candidate gene studies have been conducted on key pathways to elucidate susceptibility genes that are likely to be involved in both the sensory and affective...
Topics
- Chronic Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Nociceptive Pain
- Somatoform Disorders