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Investigation of hormone receptor genes in migraine.
Neurogenetics - 1 Feb 2005
Colson Natalie J, Lea Rod A, Quinlan Sharon, MacMillan John, Griffiths Lyn R
Abstract excerpt
Migraine is a common neurological condition with a complex mode of inheritance. Steroid hormones have long been implicated in migraine, although their role remains unclear. Our investigation considered that genes involved in hormonal pathways may play a role in migraine susceptibility. We therefore investigated the androgen receptor (AR) CAG repeat, and the progesterone receptor (PR) PROGINS insert by...
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