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Migraine with aura susceptibility locus on chromosome 19p13 is distinct from the familial hemiplegic migraine locus.
Genomics - 1 Dec 2001
Jones K W, Ehm M G, Pericak-Vance M A, Haines J L, Boyd P R, Peroutka S J
Abstract excerpt
Migraine is a common neurological disease with a major genetic component. Recently, it has been proposed that a single locus on chromosome 19p13 contributes to the genetic susceptibility of both rare familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) and more common types of migraine, migraine with aura and migraine without aura. We analyzed 16 families for co-segregation of migraine with aura and chromosome 19p13 markers. Using...
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