Genetic contributions to pain: A review of findings in humans

Oral Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 673-682

  Fillingim, R B ^a,c   Wallace, M R ^b   Herbstman, D M ^b   Ribeiro Dasilva, M ^a   Staud, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Genetics; Orofacial pain; Pain; Pain sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; VANILLOID RECEPTOR;

ARTHRITIS; BACKACHE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIBROMYALGIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; JAW DISEASE; MIGRAINE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MOUTH PAIN; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TENSION HEADACHE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FACIAL PAIN; GENES; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHENOTYPE; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS;

EID: 54049129280     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: 16010825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2008.01458.x     Document Type: Review

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