Reliable Screening for a Pain-Protective Haplotype in the GTP Cyclohydrolase 1 Gene (GCH1) Through the Use of 3 or Fewer Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
Author(s) -
Jörn Lötsch,
Inna Belfer,
Anja Kirchhof,
Bikash Kumar Mishra,
Mitchell B. Max,
Alexandra Doehring,
Michael Costigan,
Clifford J. Woolf,
Gerd Geißlinger,
Irmgard Tegeder
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2006.082883
Subject(s) - haplotype , dbsnp , genetics , in silico , biology , single nucleotide polymorphism , pyrosequencing , gene , genotype
A haplotype in the GTP cyclohydrolase 1 (dopa-responsive dystonia) gene (GCH1) is associated with decreased persistent pain. The aim of the present study was to develop a screening method for the pain-protective haplotype.
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