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Genetic Mutations may Cause Migraine
By studying a rare, inherited form of migraine, the team of researchers claim to have discovered clues to the biological basis of the painful, debilitating disorder.
Lead researcher Dr Alfred George Jr, reports that genetic mutations linked to this rare form of familial migraine alter the function of sodium channels - protein "tunnels" through brain cell membranes involved in the electrical conduction of nerve impulses.
These cellular events may prompt migraines, specifically the aura that precedes them.
During the study the researchers, investigated the physiological basis of a severe, inherited form of migraine called "familial hemiplegic migraine type-3" (FHM3). The aura associated with FHM3 often includes a transient weakness or paralysis of one side of the body.
FHM3 is caused by mutations in a sodium channel gene, SCN1A. A team of researchers in Europe had identified three mutations associated with the condition.
"We were already studying this gene, SCN1A, in genetic forms of epilepsy," said George, the Grant W. Liddle Professor of Medicine, professor of Pharmacology, and the director of the Institute of Integrative Genomics.
"This was a great opportunity to investigate the physiology of SCN1A mutants linked to another episodic neurological disorder," he added
Although FHM3 is a rare form of migraine, the findings open up the possibility that more common types of migraine might involve dysfunctional sodium channels
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My name is Vivek Kumar Verma. I am from India. I was suffering from migraine from last eight years. I took many allopathic medicines but there was no improvement in my sufferings. My father is an Ayurvedic doctor. One day he found a herb in an old book for the treatment of migraine and he gave three doses of that herb according to the directions written there to me and surprisingly my migraine got treated within three days and till today I did not get even a single attack of migraine. I wish somebody help me to make that therapy known to the scientific society and help me to treat millions of people who are suffering with migraine.