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Table 3 Loci identified in common forms of migraine and reproduced in independent studies (see reference [9] for details)

From: Migraine headache: a review of the molecular genetics of a common disorder

Chromosome locus

Phenotype

Methodology

1q22

MO

Genome-wide scan

3p24

MO

Genome-wide scan

4q21

MO

Genome-wide scan

4q24

MA

Genome-wide scan

5q21

Pulsating headache

Linkage analyses

10q22–q23

MO/MA

Linkage analyses

Xp22

MA

Linkage analyses

Xq24–q28

MA/MO

Regional microsatellite markers

  1. MA migraine with aura, MO migraine without aura