Although broad agreement exists that genetic factors are important contributors to individual differences in pain sensitivity and risk for developing painful clinical conditions, the field of pain genetics is still in its infancy. This article reviews recent human studies of the genetics of acute and chronic pain, which implicate polymorphisms in genes coding for catechol-O-methyltransferase activity and micro-opioid receptors, among a number of others, as influential in explaining variability among the pain responses of individuals. Growing interest in pain genetics and accelerating methodologic advances in the field will almost certainly alter our understanding of which genes contribute to nociception and how dynamic interactions between multiple genes and environmental events shape the human experience of pain.
Genetic predictors of acute and chronic pain. Publishing Authors By Initials
Genetic predictors of acute and chronic pain. Journal Published:
PUBLICATION TYPE: Review
Journal: Current rheumatology reports
VOLUME: 8
Page Numbers: 411-7
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ISSN: 1523-3774
DAY: 3
MONTH: Dec
YEAR: 2006
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LANGUAGE: eng
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Genetic predictors of acute and chronic pain. Keywords Mesh Terms:
KEYWORDS: Receptors, Opioid, mu
MESH TERMS: genetics
Chemical & Substance for Abstract: Genetic predictors of acute and chronic pain. Information
Substance Name: Catechol O-Methyltransferase
Registry Number: EC 2.1.1.6
Grant and Affiliation Information for Genetic predictors of acute and chronic pain.
AFFILIATION: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Meyer 1-108, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. redwar10@jhmi.edu
Country: United States
AGENCY: United States NIAMS
GRANT: K23-AR051315
ACRONYM: AR
MEDLINETA: Curr Rheumatol Rep
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