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ReviewJournal of medical genetics2012

Genetic basis of pain variability: recent advances.

Erin E Young, William R Lariviere, Inna Belfer

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of medical genetics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04031716 (Genetic, Epigenetic, Psychosocial, and Biological Determinants of Post-surgical Pain After Pectus or Spine Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 92 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
92citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
9.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04031716 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Genetic, Epigenetic, Psychosocial, and Biological Determinants of Post-surgical Pain After Pectus or Spine Surgery

TypeinterventionalSponsorChildren's Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiRan2018 to 2025Enrolled600ConditionsPain, Postoperative, Excavatum, Pectus, Scoliosis IdiopathicArmsMeditation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

92 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 227 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. The genetics of pain.BJA education · 2024
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  18. Pharmacogenetic Approach to Tramadol Use in the Arab Population.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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32 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erin E YoungDepartment of Anesthesiology, Molecular Epidemiology of Pain Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
William R Lariviere
Inna Belfer
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

GENETICS OF NEUROPATHIC & INFLAMMATORY HYPERSENSITIVITYR01DA021198 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LARIVIERE, WILLIAM ROGER · 2007 to 2011
$1.7M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA021198
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An estimated 15-50% of the population experiences pain at any given time, at great personal and societal cost. Pain is the most common reason patients seek medical attention, and there is a high degree of individual variability in reporting the incidence and severity of symptoms. Research suggests that pain sensitivity and risk for chronic pain are complex heritable traits of polygenic origin. Animal studies and candidate gene testing in humans have provided some progress in understanding the heritability of pain, but the application of the genome-wide association methodology offers a new tool for further elucidating the genetic contributions to normal pain responding and pain in clinical populations. Although the determination of the genetics of pain is still in its infancy, it is clear that a number of genes play a critical role in determining pain sensitivity or susceptibility to chronic pain. This review presents an update of the most recent findings that associate genetic variation with variability in pain and an overview of the candidate genes with the highest translational potential.

Indexed as

Pain PerceptionAnimalsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansPainPolymorphism, GeneticSynaptic Transmission

Identifiers

PMID22058430
PMCPMC3821734
OpenAlexW2157103853

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