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Reliable screening for a pain-protective haplotype in the GTP cyclohydrolase 1 gene (GCH1) through the use of 3 or fewer single nucleotide polymorphisms.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Jun 2007
Lötsch Jörn, Belfer Inna, Kirchhof Anja, Mishra Bikash K, Max Mitchell B, Doehring Alexandra, Costigan Michael, Woolf Clifford J, Geisslinger Gerd, Tegeder Irmgard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A haplotype in the GTP cyclohydrolase 1 (dopa-responsive dystonia) gene (GCH1) is associated with decreased persistent pain. The aim of the present study was to develop a screening method for the pain-protective haplotype. METHODS: Complete genetic information for all 15 GCH1 DNA positions constituting the pain-protective GCH1 haplotype was available from 278 patients. In silico analyses, including...
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