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Detangling red hair from pain: phenotype-specific contributions from different genetic variants in melanocortin-1 receptor.
Pain - 1 May 2020
Zorina-Lichtenwalter Katerina, Maixner William, Diatchenko Luda
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation in melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) has a known role in red hair. Studies on responses to noxious stimuli in red-haired individuals have also been conducted, with mixed findings. To investigate a possible divergence between variants responsible for red hair and pain sensitivity, we performed a genewide association analysis in the Orofacial Pain: Prospective Evaluation and Risk Assessment cohort....
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