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A functional serotonin transporter gene polymorphism is associated with migraine with aura.
Neurology - 11 Jan 2005
Marziniak M, Mössner R, Schmitt A, Lesch K P, Sommer C
Abstract excerpt
An association study was performed in 197 migraineurs with regard to a functional serotonin (5-HT) transporter (5-HTT) gene promoter polymorphism that leads to low or high 5-HT uptake activity. The frequency of the less active short allele was increased in migraineurs with aura but not in migraineurs without aura in comparison with the control population (p < 0.001). This indicates that the 5-HTT may be involved...
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