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COMT Genotype and Efficacy of Propranolol for TMD Pain: A Randomized Trial.
Journal of dental research - 1 Feb 2021
Slade G D, Fillingim R B, Ohrbach R, Hadgraft H, Willis J, Arbes S J, Tchivileva I E
Abstract excerpt
Propranolol is a nonselective β-adrenergic receptor antagonist that is efficacious in reducing facial pain. There is evidence that its analgesic efficacy might be modified by variants of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene. We tested the hypothesis in a subset of 143 non-Hispanic Whites from a randomized controlled trial of patients with painful temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Patients were genotyped...
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