Can the effects of the mitochondrial DNA mutations found in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy be protective against the development of cluster headache in smokers?

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Todd D Rozen (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: SAGE Publishing, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Is it possible that some mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations enhance the risk of developing a headache disorder while other mutations actually confer a protective effect? Mitochondrial disorders have been linked to migraine but very rarely to cluster headache (CH). The true pathogenesis of CH is unk...