Browse by Audience
Skip to content
Papers of the Week
Genome-wide association study identifies locus as associated with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain.
Abstract
Chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain (CWP) is a symptom of fibromyalgia and a complex trait with poorly understood pathogenesis. CWP is heritable (48%-54%), but its genetic architecture is unknown and candidate gene studies have produced inconsistent results. We conducted a genome-wide association study to get insight into the genetic background of CWP.