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An adenosine A2A receptor gene haplotype is associated with migraine with aura.
Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache - 1 Feb 2007
Hohoff C, Marziniak M, Lesch K P, Deckert J, Sommer C, Mössner R
Abstract excerpt
The adenosine A2A receptor A2AR facilitates effects of calcitonin gene-related peptide and vasoactive intestinal peptide, two important neuropeptides in migraine pathophysiology, and is the molecular target of caffeine, which is used in migraine treatment. We therefore determined whether A2AR gene variation might influence migraine susceptibility. Migraine patients (n = 265) with or without aura and migraine-free...
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