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- The study investigated the role of genetic and environmental factors in the occurrence of migraine without aura using a sample of 2,680 twin pairs from the Danish Twin Registry.
- Results showed that monozygotic twins (identical) had a higher concordance rate for migraines compared to dizygotic twins (fraternal), indicating a genetic influence on migraine occurrence.
- Although the genetic factor is significant, it is considered modest, suggesting that identifying specific susceptibility genes will be challenging and time-consuming.
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To investigate the importance of genetic and environmental factors to the etiology of migraine without aura and to compare the symptomatology of migraine without aura in monozygotic and dizygotic twins, 2,680 twin pairs were recruited from the population-based Danish Twin Registry. Monozygotic (MZ) and same-sex dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs, where at least one twin had self-reported migraine or self-reported severe headache with accompanying symptoms, were telephone interviewed by a physician. The participation rate in the telephone interview was 90%. The pairwise concordance rate was significantly higher in MZ than in DZ twin pairs (28% vs 18%). The probandwise concordance rate was 40% (95% CI, 33-48%) in MZ and 28% (95% CI, 23-33%) in DZ twin pairs. The pairwise concordance rates for the different pain characteristics and accompanying symptoms were not significantly different in MZ and DZ twin pairs. However, comparing all of the pairwise concordance rates of pain characteristics and accompanying symptoms together, MZ twin pairs were significantly more concordant than DZ twin pairs. Our data demonstrate a significant genetic factor in migraine without aura. The size of this factor is modest and the demonstration of susceptibility genes is predicted to be laborious and difficult.
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