title: Genetic predisposition to chronic pain: from evolutionary advantage to a debilitating disease spectrum?
authors.affiliation: Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jelle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vehof
authors.forename: Frances M K
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D059333:Central Nervous System Sensitization / Q000235:genetics; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000502:physiology
keywords: central sensitivity; chronic pain; functional somatic syndrome; gene; heritability; quantitative sensory testing; twin