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Editorial
. 2014 Sep;155(9):1677-1678.
doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.05.028. Epub 2014 Jun 4.

An SCN9A variant, known to cause pain, is now found to cause itch

Lindsey M Snyder  1 , Sarah E Ross, Inna Belfer
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Editorial

An SCN9A variant, known to cause pain, is now found to cause itch

Lindsey M Snyder et al. Pain. 2014 Sep.
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