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Lack of influence of GTP cyclohydrolase gene (GCH1) variations on pain sensitivity in humans.
Molecular pain - 7 Mar 2007
Kim Hyungsuk, Dionne Raymond A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of variations in GTP cyclohydrolase gene (GCH1) on pain sensitivity in humans. METHODS: Thermal and cold pain sensitivity were evaluated in a cohort of 735 healthy volunteers. Among this cohort, the clinical pain responses of 221 subjects after the surgical removal of impacted third molars were evaluated. Genotyping was done for 38 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) whose...
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