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An omics investigation into chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain reveals epiandrosterone sulfate as a potential biomarker.
Pain - 1 Oct 2015
Livshits Gregory, Macgregor Alexander J, Gieger Christian, Malkin Ida, Moayyeri Alireza, Grallert Harald, Emeny Rebecca T, Spector Tim, Kastenmüller Gabi, Williams Frances M K
Abstract excerpt
Chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain (CWP) is common, having a population prevalence of 10%. This study aimed to define the biological basis of the CWP/body mass association by using a systems biology approach. Adult female twins (n = 2444) from the TwinsUK registry who had extensive clinical, anthropometric, and "omic" data were included. Nontargeted metabolomics screening including 324 metabolites was...
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