Article
Possible association between dysfunction of vitamin D binding protein (GC Globulin) and migraine attacks.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Nagata Eiichiro, Fujii Natsuko, Hosomichi Kazuyoshi, Mitsunaga Shigeki, Suzuki Yoichi, Mashimo Yoichi, Tsukamoto Hideo, Satoh Tadayuki, Osawa Motoki, Inoue Ituro, Hata Akira, Takizawa Shunya
Abstract excerpt
To identify the genetic causality of migraine and acute, severe melalgia, we performed a linkage analysis and exome sequencing in a family with four affected individuals. We identified a variant (R21L) in exon 2 of the GC globulin gene, which is involved in the transportation of vitamin D metabolites and acts as a chemotaxic factor; this variant was co-segregated within the family. To investigate the relationship...
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