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0.46heritability
A twin study of women estimated the heritability of carpal tunnel syndrome at 0.46.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Modeling produced a heritability estimate of 0.46 (95% CI 0.34-0.58)”
The genetic contribution to carpal tunnel syndrome in women: a twin study, AJ Hakim et al., Arthritis & Rheumatism, 2002, Abstract, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1002/art.10395)- What it measures
- Unselected female twin pairs aged 20 to 80 from a UK adult twin register. The estimate stayed essentially unchanged after adjusting for age, body mass index, physical activity and hormonal factors.
- What it does not show
- Women only, and heritability describes population variation, not a fixed share in any one person.