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Assessment of opioid receptor μ1 gene A118G polymorphism and its association with pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia.
Rheumatology international - 1 Sept 2014
Solak Özlem, Erdoğan Müjgan Özdemir, Yıldız Handan, Ulaşlı Alper Murat, Yaman Fatima, Terzi Evrim Suna Arıkan, Ulu Sena, Dündar Ümit, Solak Mustafa
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Fibromyalgia may present with widespread pain and tenderness, fatigue, anxiety, and depression and is associated with a low pain threshold. The etiology of fibromyalgia is yet to be ascertained, although both genetic and environmental factors may play a role in the susceptibility of patients to fibromyalgia. Various genetic variations have been investigated to explain fibromyalgia susceptibility and differences...
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