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Heritability of the Fibromyalgia Phenotype Varies by Age.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 May 2020
Dutta Diptavo, Brummett Chad M, Moser Stephanie E, Fritsche Lars G, Tsodikov Alexander, Lee Seunggeun, Clauw Daniel J, Scott Laura J
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OBJECTIVE: Many studies suggest a strong familial component to fibromyalgia (FM). However, those studies have nearly all been confined to individuals with primary FM, i.e., FM without any other accompanying disorder. The current 2011 and 2016 criteria for diagnosing FM construct a score using a combination of the number of painful body sites and the severity of somatic symptoms (FM score). This study was...
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