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

ABSTRACT:

Objective

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

Methods

Searches 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 In

SUBMITTER: Moore L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11745988 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature