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Pearls and pitfalls in genetic studies of migraine.
Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache - 1 Jun 2013
Eising Else, de Vries Boukje, Ferrari Michel D, Terwindt Gisela M, van den Maagdenberg Arn M J M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Migraine is a prevalent neurovascular brain disorder with a strong genetic component, and different methodological approaches have been implemented to identify the genes involved. This review focuses on pearls and pitfalls of these approaches and genetic findings in migraine. SUMMARY: Common forms of migraine (i.e. migraine with and without aura) are thought to have a polygenic make-up, whereas...
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