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Genetic factors in pain and its treatment.
Current opinion in anaesthesiology - 1 Oct 2007
Stamer Ulrike M, Stüber Frank
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Genomic variations influencing basal pain sensitivity, the likelihood of developing chronic pain diseases as well as the response to pharmacotherapy of pain are currently under investigation Here, we review examples of promising approaches to diagnose genetic predisposition from recently published studies. RECENT FINDINGS: Candidate genes such as those for catechol-O-methyltransferase,...
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