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(Message started by: Kevin_M on Jan 22^nd, 2003, 2:53pm)

Title: Research
Post by Kevin_M on Jan 22^nd, 2003, 2:53pm

This from two researchers in Italy:
We have discovered a new gene related to migraines and this opens a pathway ... to new therapeutic approaches," Casari told Reuters from his Milan office Tuesday.

The research is set to be published online by journal Nature Genetics later Tuesday.

Found in chromosome 1 -- one of the most well-documented chromosomes of the human body -- the ATP1A2 gene causes a malfunction of the pump which shifts sodium and potassium through the cell, the scientists said.

Rather than healthy, polygon-shaped cells, the mutant cells were rounded and swollen, leading to the pain, flashing lights and sensation of tingling hair that debilitates severe "aura" migraine sufferers.

Title: Re: Research
Post by Karla on Jan 22^nd, 2003, 3:30pm

Thanks for sharing the news with us.