Catechol-O-methyltransferase val158met polymorphism is associated with pain and disability, but not widespread pressure pain sensitivity, in women with carpal tunnel syndrome

Pain Physician

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Fernández de las Peñas, César ^a   Ambite Quesada, Silvia ^a   Ortegasantiago, Ricardo ^a   Martínez Perez, Almudena ^a,b   Díaz, Homid Fahandezh Saddi ^b   Martínez Martín, Javier ^b   Parejam, Juan A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Catechol O methyltransferase gene; Polymorphism pressure pain thresholds; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOSTON CARPAL TUNNEL QUESTIONNAIRE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATECHOL O METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIAN NERVE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIAL NERVE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; ULNAR NERVE; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84884693787     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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