Pain genetics: basic to translational science

Pain Genetics: Basic to Translational Science is a timely synthesis of the key areas of research informing our understanding of the genetic basis of pain. The book opens with foundational information on basic genetic mechanisms underlying pain perception and progresses recently discovered complex concepts facing the field. The coverage is wide-ranging and will serves as an excellent entry point into understating the genetics of pain as well as providing a single resource for established researchers looking for a better understanding of the diverse strands of research going on in the are.

How do pain genes affect pain experience? / Marshall Devor -- Conservation of pain genes across evolution / Thang Manh Khuong and G. Greg Neely -- Defining human pain phenotypes for genetic association studies / Christopher Sivert Nielsen -- Genetic contributions to pain and analgesia : interactions with sex and stress / Roger B. Fillingim and Jeffrey S. Mogil -- Monogenic pain disorders / Geoff Woods -- Alternative pre-mRNAsplicing of mu opioid receptor gene: molecular mechanisms underlying the complex actions of mu opioids / Ying-Xian Pan -- Discovering multi-locus associations with complex pain phenotypes / Chia-Ling Kuo, Luda Diatchenko, Dmitri Zaykin -- Overlapping phenotypes : genetic contribution to nausea and pain / Charles C. Horn -- A counterpart to pain : itch / Adam P. Kardon and Sarah E. Ross -- Translating genetic knowledge into clinical practice for musculoskeletal pain conditions / Luda Diatchenko, Shad B. Smith, William Maixner -- The human chronic pain phenome : mapping non-genetic modifiers of the heritable risk / Ze'ev Seltzer, Scott R. Diehl, Hance Clarke and Joel Katz.