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The AVPR1A Gene and Its Single Nucleotide Polymorphism rs10877969: A Literature Review of Associations with Health Conditions and Pain.
Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses - 1 Aug 2018
Roach Keesha L, Hershberger Patricia E, Rutherford Julienne N, Molokie Robert E, Wang Zaijie Jim, Wilkie Diana J
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BACKGROUND: Pain is the quintessential symptom for individuals suffering from sickle cell disease (SCD). Although the degree of suffering and the cost of treatment are staggering, SCD continues to be grossly understudied, including a lack of data for pain-related genes and prevalence of polymorphisms in this population. This lack of data adds to the inadequacy of pain therapy in this population. Pain genetics...
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