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Associations between KCNJ6 (GIRK2) gene polymorphisms and pain-related phenotypes.
Pain - 1 Dec 2013
Bruehl Stephen, Denton Jerod S, Lonergan Daniel, Koran Mary Ellen, Chont Melissa, Sobey Christopher, Fernando Shanik, Bush William S, Mishra Puneet, Thornton-Wells Tricia A
Abstract excerpt
G-protein coupled inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels are effectors determining degree of analgesia experienced upon opioid receptor activation by endogenous and exogenous opioids. The impact of GIRK-related genetic variation on human pain responses has received little research attentio...
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