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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Apolipoprotein E in Migraine: A Preliminary Study.

Rabia Latif, Nazish Rafique, Lubna Al Asoom, Ahmed A Alsunni, Ayad Mohammed Salem, Dinah Abdulhadi AlNoaimi, Wasan Mohammed AlHarbi, Ahad Yasir Shaikh, Shoug Abdullah AlRaddadi, Leena Abdulrahman AlMuhaish and 3 more

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Rabia LatifDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6489-5809
Nazish RafiqueDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1565-415X
Lubna Al AsoomDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0371-2367
Ahmed A AlsunniDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5402-1091
Ayad Mohammed SalemDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0559-3522
Dinah Abdulhadi AlNoaimiCollege of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Wasan Mohammed AlHarbiCollege of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ahad Yasir ShaikhCollege of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Shoug Abdullah AlRaddadiCollege of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Leena Abdulrahman AlMuhaishCollege of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Dana AlmohazeyDepartment of Stem Cell Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0963-5136
Sayed AbdulazeezDepartment of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9763-9446
J Francis BorgioDepartment of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7199-1540
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SA

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Abstract

backgroundA reliable, migraine-specific biomarker has not been identified so far. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) and Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) might serve as migraine biomarkers due to their roles in migraine pathophysiology. However, their diagnostic usefulness has not been explored yet. Present study explored the diagnostic accuracy of CGRP and ApoE in migraine.

methodsA cross-sectional, case-control study was conducted from November 2019 to April 2020 at Physiology department of our university. Fourteen female migraine patients, 18-25 years old, with confirmed "Migraine" diagnosis by a neurologist, were recruited. Control group consisted of 14 age-matched healthy females with no personal/family history of migraine. Blood was drawn once from control subjects and twice from migraine patients (ictal and interictal phase). Serum CGRP and ApoE levels were assessed by ELISA. Statistical analysis involved paired

resultsApoE (mg/dl) was higher significantly in interictal (1.90±0.50) and ictal (1.97±0.65) phases of migraine compared to control (1.07±0.26) (p ≤ 0.001). ROC curves for ApoE were significant in migraine ictal vs control (AUC= 0.91, AUC 95% CI: 0.78-1.0) and migraine interictal vs control (AUC=0.92, AUC 95% CI: 0.8-1.0) subjects. ROC curve for CGRP (pg/mL) was significant in migraine ictal vs control subjects only (AUC=0.79, AUC 95% CI: 0.6-0.97).

conclusionSerum ApoE has "excellent" accuracy to diagnose migraine patients whether in ictal or interictal phase, from healthy subjects. ApoE levels of patients in these two phases of migraine are raised significantly than healthy subjects. CGRP has "fair" diagnostic accuracy to discriminate between migraine ictal phase and healthy subjects. Its levels do not differ significantly among migraine ictal, interictal phase and healthy controls.

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