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The association between genome-wide polymorphisms and chronic postoperative pain: a prospective observational study.
Anaesthesia - 1 Jan 2020
van Reij R R I, Hoofwijk D M N, Rutten B P F, Weinhold L, Leber M, Joosten E A J, Ramirez A, van den Hoogen N J
Abstract excerpt
Chronic postoperative pain is common and can have a negative impact on quality of life. Recent studies show that genetic risk factors are likely to play a role, although only gene-targeted analysis has been used to date. This is the first genome-wide association study to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with the development of chronic postoperative pain based on two independent cohorts. In a...
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