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Polymorphism in apolipoprotein E among migraineurs and tension-type headache subjects.
The journal of headache and pain - 1 Apr 2009
Gupta Ravi, Kumar Vivek, Luthra Kalpana, Banerjee Basudeb, Bhatia Manjeet Singh
Abstract excerpt
Nitric oxide plays an important role in the pathogenesis of migraine as well as tension-type headache. Studies suggest that the expression of molecules involved in the pathogenesis of headache, i.e., nitric oxide and interleukin, is influenced by apolipoprotein E (APOE) and is gene specific. Hence, we hypothesized that APOE polymorphism may be associated with migraine as well as tension-type headache.The study...
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