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A genome-wide analysis of 'Bounty' descendants implicates several novel variants in migraine susceptibility.
Neurogenetics - 1 Aug 2012
Cox Hannah C, Lea Rod A, Bellis Claire, Carless Melanie, Dyer Thomas D, Curran Joanne, Charlesworth Jac, Macgregor Stuart, Nyholt Dale, Chasman Daniel, Ridker Paul M, Schürks Markus, Blangero John, Griffiths Lyn R
Abstract excerpt
Migraine is a common neurological disease with a complex genetic aetiology. The disease affects ~12% of the Caucasian population and females are three times more likely than males to be diagnosed. In an effort to identify loci involved in migraine susceptibility, we performed a pedigree-based genome-wide association study of the isolated population of Norfolk Island, which has a high prevalence of migraine. This...
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