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Using a genetically informative sample, the current study evaluated the genetic and environmental factors contributing to the co-occurrence of PTSD and chronic pain conditions.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Data from 4680 male twins in the Vietnam Era Twin Registry were examined. Biometric modeling was used to estimate genetic and environmental variance components and genetic and environmental correlations between PTSD and multiple chronic pain conditions.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Heritabilities were estimated at 43% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 15%\u201363%) for PTSD and 34% (95% CI = 27%\u201341%) for the combined history of any one or more pain condition. Specific pain condition heritabilities ranged from 15% (95% CI = 0%\u201348%) for tension headaches to 41% (95% CI = 27%\u201354%) for migraine headaches. Environmental influences accounted for the remaining variance in pain conditions. The genetic correlation between PTSD and combined history of any one or more pain condition was <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                                 <jats:sub>g<\/jats:sub>\n                                 <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">=<\/jats:italic> 0.61 (95% CI = 0.46\u20130.89) and ranged for individual pain conditions from <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                                 <jats:sub>g<\/jats:sub>\n                                 <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">=<\/jats:italic> 0.44 (95% CI = 0.24\u20130.77) for migraine headache to <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                                 <jats:sub>g<\/jats:sub>\n                                 <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">=<\/jats:italic> 0.75 (95% CI = 0.52\u20131.00) for tension headaches.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>PTSD and chronic pain conditions are highly comorbid, and this relationship can be explained by both genetic and environmental overlap. 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