- Each year, more than 1 billion people around the world have a migraine headache.
- Researchers from deCODE Genetics say they have identified 44 rare genetic variants — including 12 that are novel — associated with either migraine with aura or without.
- Scientists believe these findings may pave the way for the development of new migraine therapies.
Every year,
There is currently no cure for migraine —
Now, a large international study conducted by researchers from deCODE Genetics in Iceland has discovered 44 rare
In the
According to Gyda Bjornsdottir, PhD, a research scientist at deCODE Genetics and lead author of this study, while most studies of the genetics of migraine have focused on migraine as a single disease, several genetic associations have been found in migraine that are informative.
“The last article on migraine genetics associated
“We now had the resources and the numbers of whole genome sequenced individuals to study rare variants in association with migraine and to focus on the migraine subtypes with and without aura,” she added. “There is evidence that these are perhaps different pathologies to some…
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