The genetics of fibromyalgia - Closing Osler's Backdoor

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 428-429

  Ablin, Jacob N ^a,c   Buskila, Dan ^b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Genetic predisposition; Pain

Indexed keywords

SUBSTANCE P RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIBROMYALGIA; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745612045     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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