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DRD3 Ser9Gly polymorphism is related to thermal pain perception and modulation in chronic widespread pain patients and healthy controls.
The journal of pain - 1 Sept 2009
Potvin Stéphane, Larouche Annie, Normand Edith, de Souza Juliana Barcellos, Gaumond Isabelle, Grignon Sylvain, Marchand Serge
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Experimental studies showed that dopamine influences pain perception in healthy volunteers. Dopamine dysfunctions have been linked to the physiopathology of fibromyalgia (FM), which is associated with hyperalgesia and deficient pain inhibition. We sought to investigate the relationships between catecholamine-related polymorphisms [dopamine-D(3) receptor (DRD3) Ser9Gly and catechol-O-methyltransferase...
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