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Heritability and genome-wide linkage analysis of migraine in the genetic isolate of Norfolk Island.
Gene - 15 Feb 2012
Cox Hannah C, Lea Rod A, Bellis Claire, Nyholt Dale R, Dyer Thomas D, Haupt Larisa M, Charlesworth Jac, Matovinovic Elizabeth, Blangero John, Griffiths Lyn R
Abstract excerpt
Migraine is a common neurovascular disorder with a complex envirogenomic aetiology. In an effort to identify migraine susceptibility genes, we conducted a study of the isolated population of Norfolk Island, Australia. A large portion of the permanent inhabitants of Norfolk Island are descended from 18th Century English sailors involved in the infamous mutiny on the Bounty and their Polynesian consorts. In total,...
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