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9270610
TITLE
Migraine association and linkage studies of an endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) gene polymorphism.
ABSTRACT
Migraine shows strong familial aggregation. However, the number of genes involved in the disorder is unknown and not identified. Nitric oxide is involved in the central processing of pain stimuli and plays an important role in the regulation of basal or stimulated vasodilation. Nitric oxide synthase, which controls the synthesis of nitric oxide, could possibly be a cause, or candidate gene, in migraine etiology. In this study, we detected a polymorphism for endothelial nitric oxide synthase by polymerase chain reaction and tested this for association and linkage to migraine. Results from the study did not show an association of the nitric oxide synthase microsatellite when tested in 91 affected and 85 unaffected individuals. Using the FASTLINK program for parametric linkage analysis, the polymorphism did not show significant linkage to migraine when tested in four migraine pedigrees composed of 116 individuals, 52 affected. Total LOD scores excluded linkage up to 8.5 cM between the nitric oxide synthase polymorphism and migraine. Results using the nonparametric affected pedigree member form of analysis also did not support a role for this gene in migraine etiology.
DATE PUBLISHED
1997 Aug
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
pubmed 1997/08/01
medline 1997/08/01 00:01
entrez 1997/08/01 00:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Griffiths LR Griffiths L R LR School of Health Sciences-NHS, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Nyholt DR Nyholt D R DR
Curtain RP Curtain R P RP
Goadsby PJ Goadsby P J PJ
Brimage PJ Brimage P J PJ
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 49
ISSUE: 2
TITLE: Neurology
ISOABBREVIATION: Neurology
YEAR: 1997
MONTH: Aug
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Print
ISSN: 0028-3878
ISSNTYPE: Print
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Neurology
COUNTRY: United States
ISSNLINKING: 0028-3878
NLMUNIQUEID: 0401060
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
REFTYPE REFSOURCE REFPMID NOTE
ErratumIn Neurology 1997 Nov;49(5):1489
GRANTS
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Alleles
Endothelium, Vascular enzymology
Genes enzymology
Genetic Linkage enzymology
Genotype enzymology
Humans enzymology
Lod Score enzymology
Migraine Disorders genetics
Nitric Oxide Synthase genetics
Pedigree genetics
Polymorphism, Genetic genetics
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
REGISTRYNUMBER NAMEOFSUBSTANCE
EC 1.14.13.39 Nitric Oxide Synthase
OTHER ID's