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Lack of association between the MTHFR C677T variant and migraine with aura in an older population: could selective survival play a role?
Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache - 1 Apr 2013
Scher Ann I, Eiriksdottir Gudny, Garcia Melissa, Feit Preethy, Smith Albert V, Harris Tamara B, Roecklein Kathryn A, Gudmundsson Larus S, Gudnason Vilmundur, Launer Lenore J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several studies, but not all, of primarily middle-aged or younger adults have suggested that the common MTHFR C677T variant is a genetic risk factor for migraine with aura (MA). Here, we consider whether this variant is associated with MA risk in an older non-clinical population (AGES-Reykjavik cohort). METHODS: Participants are a sub-sample ( N = 1976) of subjects from the Reykjavik Study (RS; mean...
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