Do genetic predictors of pain sensitivity associate with persistent widespread pain?

• Main Authors: Thomson Wendy (Author), Macfarlane Gary J (Author), Nicholl Barbara I (Author), Holliday Kate L (Author), Davies Kelly A (Author), McBeth John (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Genetic risk factors for pain sensitivity may also play a role in susceptibility to chronic pain disorders, in which subjects have low pain thresholds. The aim of this study was to determine if proposed functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the <...