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Significant linkage to migraine with aura on chromosome 11q24.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Oct 2003
Cader Zameel M, Noble-Topham Sandra, Dyment David A, Cherny Stacey S, Brown John D, Rice George P A, Ebers George C
Abstract excerpt
Migraine with aura (MA) is a prevalent neurological condition with strong evidence for a genetic basis. Familial hemiplegic migraine, a rare Mendelian form of MA, can be caused by mutations in the calcium channel gene, CACNA1A or in the ATP1A2 gene, a Na+/K+ pump. Susceptibility genes for the more prevalent forms of migraine have yet to be identified despite several reports of linkage including loci on 4q24,...
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