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Investigation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptors genes and migraine susceptibility.
BMC medical genetics - 16 Dec 2008
Fernandez Francesca, Esposito Teresa, Lea Rod A, Colson Natalie J, Ciccodicola Alfredo, Gianfrancesco Fernando, Griffiths Lyn R
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BACKGROUND: Migraine is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of severe headache, affecting around 12% of Caucasian populations. It is well known that migraine has a strong genetic component, although the number and type of genes involved is still unclear. Prior linkage studies have reported mapping of a migraine gene to chromosome Xq 24-28, a region containing a cluster of genes for GABA A...
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