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Functional polymorphisms of the 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptor are associated with clinical symptoms in migraineurs.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Sept 2007
Marziniak M, Mössner R, Kienzler C, Riederer P, Lesch K-P, Sommer C
Abstract excerpt
Migraine is regarded as a polygenic disease and serotonergic pathways appear to play a major role in its pathogenesis. In the present study, the role of the 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptors in migraine was evaluated. The human 5-HT1A receptor gene transcription is modulated by a functional C-1019G promoter polymorphism. The 5-HT1B receptor is the main effector of vasoconstriction in meningeal and cerebral arteries and...
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