Genetic components of human pain sensitivity: a protocol for a genome-wide association study of experimental pain in healthy volunteers

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INTRODUCTION: Pain constitutes a major component of the global burden of diseases. Recent studies suggest a strong genetic contribution to pain susceptibility and severity. Whereas most of the available evidence relies on candidate gene association or linkage studies, research on the genetic basis of pain sensitivity using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is still in its infancy. This protocol describes a...

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