Pain sensitivity in fibromyalgia is associated with catechol-O- methyltransferase (COMT) gene

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-27

  Martinez Jauand M ^a   Sitges, C ^a   Rodriguez V ^a   Picornell, A ^a   Ramon, M ^a   Buskila, D ^b   Montoya, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME METABOLISM; FIBROMYALGIA; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHRONIC PAIN; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PRESSURE; RISK FACTORS; TOUCH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84873619718     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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