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Glucocorticoid receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with acute crisis pain in sickle cell disease.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Aug 2018
Jhun Ellie H, Sadhu Nilanjana, Yao Yingwei, He Ying, Molokie Robert E, Wilkie Diana J, Wang Zaijie Jim
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Pain in sickle cell disease patients is heterogeneous and genetic polymorphisms may predispose an individual to varied vulnerability to painful events. We studied the association of SNPs in the glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) with pain in sickle cell disease. METHOD: Acute pain was scored as the number of utilizations due to crisis pain in a 12-month period. Chronic pain was calculated as the Composite...
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