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Association study of a functional variant in intron 8 of the dopamine transporter gene and migraine susceptibility.
European journal of neurology - 1 Jun 2007
McCallum L K, Fernandez F, Quinlan S, Macartney D P, Lea R A, Griffiths L R
Abstract excerpt
Migraine is a common, genetically influenced neurovascular disorder. The dopamine transporter gene is a candidate for migraine association studies. This study tested a functionally linked variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) in intron 8 of the dopamine transporter gene (DAT(Int8)) in 550 migraine cases (401 with aura, 149 without aura) and 550 non-migraine controls. Chi-squared analysis of the DAT(Int8) revealed...
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