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Systematic review and meta-analysis of genetic risk factors for neuropathic pain.
Pain - 1 May 2018
Veluchamy Abirami, Hébert Harry L, Meng Weihua, Palmer Colin N A, Smith Blair H
Abstract excerpt
Neuropathic pain (NP) is an increasingly common chronic pain state and a major health burden, affecting approximately 7% to 10% of the general population. Emerging evidence suggests that genetic factors could partially explain individual susceptibility to NP and the estimated heritability in twins is 37%. The aim of this study was to systematically review and summarize the studies in humans that have investigated...
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