The genetics of pain: Implications for evaluation and treatment of spinal disease

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 827-840

  Kim, David H ^a   Schwartz, Carolyn E ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Diagnostic testing; Genetic polymorphism; Haplotype analysis; Pain genetics; Spinal disorders

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CYTOCHROME P450; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; MOR 1 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; REVIEW; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SPINE DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 77956186676     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.05.013     Document Type: Review

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