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Emotional modulation of muscle pain is associated with polymorphisms in the serotonin transporter gene.
Pain - 1 Aug 2013
Horjales-Araujo Emilia, Demontis Ditte, Lund Ellen Kielland, Vase Lene, Finnerup Nanna Brix, Børglum Anders D, Jensen Troels Staehelin, Svensson Peter
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The perception of pain is determined by a combination of genetic, neurobiological, cultural, and emotional factors. Recent studies have demonstrated an association between specific genotypes and pain perception. Particular focus has been given to the triallelic polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene in relation to pain perception. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the...
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