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The association between fibromyalgia and polymorphism of monoamine oxidase A and interleukin-4.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Jan 2007
Su Shan-Yu, Chen Jonathan Jiunn-Horng, Lai Chien-Chen, Chen Chun-Ming, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
Because fibromyalgia (FM) is often comorbid with anxiety, and monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) was reported to be associated with anxiety, we determine if there is MAOA gene polymorphism associated with FM patients. Moreover, interleukin 4 (IL-4) was found to be an important cytokine participating in the immunologic pathway of T-helper 2 (Th-2) cells, in this study, we search if the genetic polymorphism of IL-4 intron3...
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