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Genetic variants associated with thermal pain sensitivity in a paediatric population.
Pain - 1 Nov 2016
Matic Maja, van den Bosch Gerbrich E, de Wildt Saskia N, Tibboel Dick, van Schaik Ron H N
Abstract excerpt
Pain sensitivity is an inherited factor that varies strongly between individuals. We investigated whether genetic polymorphisms in the candidate genes COMT, OPRM1, OPRD1, TAOK3, TRPA1, TRPV1, and SCN9A are contributing to experimental pain variability between children. Our study included 136 children and adolescents (8-18 years). Cold and heat pain thresholds were determined with a Thermal Sensory Analyzer. Women...
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