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Relationship between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and migraine without aura in an Iranian population.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2013
Motaghi Mohammad, Haghjooy Javanmard Shaghayegh, Haghdoost Faraidoon, Tajadini Mohamadhasan, Saadatnia Mohammad, Rafiee Laleh, Zandifar Alireza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inflammation has a key role in migraine pathophysiology. Vitamin D is an effective anti-inflammatory agent. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between migraine and two vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms (TaqI and FokI) and also the relationship between VDR polymorphisms and headache severity. METHODS: In this case-control study we assessed 103 patients with newly diagnosed...
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