Pointer-kindreds and pain: big lessons from small families.

Stephen G Waxman

Journal: Pain 2020;160 Suppl 1():S49-S52

PMID: 31008849

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Abstract

Small families carrying rare mutations, which I call "pointer-kindreds," can teach us important lessons. Here, I provide some examples from the field of pain.

Address: Department of Neurology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.; Rehabilitation Research Center, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States.

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001492

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MeSH Terms: Humans, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Pain, Pedigree, Sodium Channels