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Generalised Anxiety Disorder--A Twin Study of Genetic Architecture, Genome-Wide Association and Differential Gene Expression.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Davies Matthew N, Verdi Serena, Burri Andrea, Trzaskowski Maciej, Lee Minyoung, Hettema John M, Jansen Rick, Boomsma Dorret I, Spector Tim D
Abstract excerpt
Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a common anxiety-related diagnosis, affecting approximately 5% of the adult population. One characteristic of GAD is a high degree of anxiety sensitivity (AS), a personality trait which describes the fear of arousal-related sensations. Here we present a genome-wide association study of AS using a cohort of 730 MZ and DZ female twins. The GWAS showed a significant association...
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