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Temporomandibular disorder-type pain and migraine headache in women: a preliminary twin study.
Journal of orofacial pain - 1 Jan 2012
Plesh Octavia, Noonan Carolyn, Buchwald Dedra S, Goldberg Jack, Afari Niloo
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AIMS: To determine whether shared genetic influences are responsible for the association between pain from temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and migraine headache. METHODS: Data were obtained from 1,236 monozygotic and 570 dizygotic female twin pairs from the University of Washington Twin Registry. TMD pain was assessed with a question about persistent or recurrent pain in the jaw, temple, in front of the ear, or...
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