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Inheritance patterns of lower urinary tract symptoms in adults: a systematic review.

Lorcan Moore, Sachin Malde, Prokar Dasgupta, Arun Sahai, Nicholas Raison

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Lorcan MooreGuy's King's and St Thomas' School of Medical Education, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4702-6747
Sachin MaldeDepartment of Urology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Prokar DasguptaGuy's King's and St Thomas' School of Medical Education, King's College London, London, UK.
Arun SahaiDepartment of Urology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Nicholas RaisonGuy's King's and St Thomas' School of Medical Education, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0496-4985

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Abstract

objectiveTo compile and evaluate the heritability and inheritance patterns of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in adult cohorts.

methodsSearches of five databases (PubMed, Embase, APA PsycInfo, Global Health, and OVID Medline) commenced on 6 July 2024, resulting in 736 articles retrieved after deduplication. Studies evaluating heritability patterns, gene frequencies, and familial aggregation of symptoms were included for review. Screening and predefined eligibility criteria produced 34 studies for final review. A descriptive analysis of synthesised data was performed, adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The Cochrane Risk of Bias in Non-Randomised Studies of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool and the Johanna Briggs Institute checklist were used to evaluate these studies.

resultsTen of the 34 studies (29%) described general LUTS, 14 (41%) described symptoms due to benign prostatic enlargement (BPE), nine (26%) described urinary incontinence (UI; urge UI [UUI], stress UI [SUI] and mixed UI [MUI]), four (12%) described nocturia alone, two (6%) described overactive bladder (OAB), and four (13%) described other specific symptoms (frequency, postvoid residual urine volume). BPE symptoms, UI (MUI and UUI), nocturia alone, and frequency alone were associated with genetic predisposition, whilst OAB and SUI had more modest inheritance.

conclusionThe pathogenetic and pharmacological mechanisms fundamental to LUTS manifestation are highly heterogeneous. Further work is required to evaluate the inheritance patterns of LUTS more extensively.

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Inheritance PatternsLower Urinary Tract SymptomsAdultHumansMaleBPHgenome‐wide association studyheritabilitylower urinary tract symptomstwin studies

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PMCPMC11745988

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