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Genetic influences on the dynamics of pain and affect in fibromyalgia.
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association - 1 Mar 2010
Finan Patrick H, Zautra Alex J, Davis Mary C, Lemery-Chalfant Kathryn, Covault Jonathan, Tennen Howard
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present investigation was to determine if variation in the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) genes is associated with pain-related positive affective regulation in fibromyalgia (FM). DESIGN: Forty-six female patients with FM completed an electronic diary that included daily assessments of positive affect and pain. Between- and within-person analyses...
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