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New and sex-specific migraine susceptibility loci identified from a multiethnic genome-wide meta-analysis.
Communications biology - 22 Jul 2021
Choquet Hélène, Yin Jie, Jacobson Alice S, Horton Brandon H, Hoffmann Thomas J, Jorgenson Eric, Avins Andrew L, Pressman Alice R
Abstract excerpt
Migraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder that is ranked as the most common neurological cause of disability worldwide. Women present with migraine much more frequently than men, but the reasons for this difference are unknown. Migraine heritability is estimated to up to 57%, yet much of the genetic risk remains unaccounted for, especially in non-European ancestry populations. To elucidate the...
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