Genetic influences are important for most but not all lower urinary tract symptoms: A population-based survey in a cohort of adult Swedish twins

European Urology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1032-1038

  Wennberg, Anna Lena ^a   Altman, Daniel ^b,c   Lundholm, Cecilia ^b   Klint, Sa ^b   Iliadou, Anastasia ^b   Peeker, Ralph ^a   Fall, Magnus ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^b   Milsom, Ian ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genetics; Heritability; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Men; Nocturia; Overactive bladder; Prevalence; Urinary incontinence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NOCTURIA; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SWEDEN; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEREDITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURIA; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955636960     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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