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Association analysis of the functional monoamine oxidase A gene promotor polymorphism in migraine.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 May 2004
Marziniak M, Mössner R, Benninghoff J, Syagailo Y V, Lesch K-P, Sommer C
Abstract excerpt
Migraine affects about 15% of the adult population. Serotonergic and dopaminergic systems are believed to be involved in its pathophysiology. One of the key enzymes in the degradation of serotonin and to a lesser extent of dopamine is monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A). In this study we investigated a f...
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