Journal
JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages 431-435Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-010-0241-0
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Chronic migraine; SNPs; Triptan overuse; Triptan efficacy; Polymorphisms
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- Merck Sharp Dohme
- University Department of ACRAF
- University Department of ACRAF, Allergan
- Bayer
- Lusofarmaco
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Migraine is a common type of headache and its most severe attacks are usually treated with triptans, the efficacy of which is extremely variable. Several SNPs in genes involved in metabolism and target mechanisms of triptans have been described. To define an association between genetic profile and triptan response, we classified a migrainous population on the basis of triptan response and characterized it for polymorphisms in the genes coding for monoamine oxidase A, G protein beta 3 and the cytochrome CYP1A2. Analysis of the association between genotypic and allelic frequencies of the analyzed SNPs and the grade of response to triptan administration showed a significant correlation for MAOA uVNTR polymorphism. Further stratification of patients in abuser and non-abuser groups revealed a significant association with triptan overuse and, within the abusers, with drug response to the CYP1A2*1F variant.
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