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Genetic predictors of acute and chronic pain.
Current rheumatology reports - 1 Dec 2006
Edwards Robert R
Abstract excerpt
Although broad agreement exists that genetic factors are important contributors to individual differences in pain sensitivity and risk for developing painful clinical conditions, the field of pain genetics is still in its infancy. This article reviews recent human studies of the genetics of acute and chronic pain, which implicate polymorphisms in genes coding for catechol-O-methyltransferase activity and...
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