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Dopamine genes and migraine
The Journal of Headache and Pain volume 1, pages S153–S156 (2000)
Abstract
Migraine is a common chronic disorder with an etiology still mostly unknown. Several neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin are considered to be involved in the pathogenesis of the disease and the study of their systems is crucial in the understanding of migraine. Dopaminergic receptors are variously represented in human CNS and periphery. The hypothesis that a hypersensitivity of the dopaminergic system may have a role in migraine is based on clinical and genetic data. Genetic data are represented by association studies using dopaminergic genes as candidate genes which show that the D2 receptor gene appears to be involved in the pathogenesis of migraine.
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Palmas, M., Cherchi, A., Stochino, E. et al. Dopamine genes and migraine. J Headache Pain 1 (Suppl 2), S153–S156 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101940070010
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s101940070010