Genetic predisposition to chronic pain: from evolutionary advantage to a debilitating disease spectrum?

Pain Manag. 2014;4(6):381-3. doi: 10.2217/pmt.14.39.
No abstract available

Keywords: central sensitivity; chronic pain; functional somatic syndrome; gene; heritability; quantitative sensory testing; twin.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Biological Evolution
  • Central Nervous System Sensitization / genetics
  • Chronic Pain / genetics*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Humans
  • Pain Threshold / physiology