Myofascial Pain Dysfunction (MPD) Syndrome in twins

The Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome (MPD) was investigated in 94 twin pairs (21 male pairs and 73 female pairs), who had not been selected with respect Lo MPD. The frequency of past and/or present symptoms was found to be 10% in males and 27 % in females. No differences between monozygous (iden...

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Veröffentlicht in:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 1980-12, Vol.8 (8), p.434-436
Hauptverfasser: Heiberg, A., Helöe, B., Heiberg, A. N., Helöe, L. A., Magnus, P., Berg, K., Nance, W. E.
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Zusammenfassung:The Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome (MPD) was investigated in 94 twin pairs (21 male pairs and 73 female pairs), who had not been selected with respect Lo MPD. The frequency of past and/or present symptoms was found to be 10% in males and 27 % in females. No differences between monozygous (identical) and dizygous (non‐identical) female twins was found in pair‐wise concordance rates, the concordance rate being higher than expected to occur by chance in both twin types. The findings are compatible with the view that environmental influences give rise to this specific stress‐reaction pattern.
ISSN:0301-5661
1600-0528
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1980.tb01323.x