神経病痛のフェノタイプに関する全ゲノム関連研究は,神経細胞の結合,チャネル,コラーゲンマトリックス形成,免疫調節に関与する位置を暗示する

Richard Packer1,2,3, Kayesha Coley1, Alexander T Williams1

  • 1Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.

Pain
|September 3, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

この研究は,神経疾患の痛みに対する最大の全ゲノム関連研究 (GWAS) を実施し,7つの新しい遺伝的関連と22の潜在的な因果遺伝子を特定しました. NCAM1は神経疾患の痛み治療における将来の薬剤開発に強い可能性を示しています.

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