Diagnosis of migraine with aura, depression and anxiety from allelic variations in dopaminergic genes

摘要

The invention provides methods of diagnosing a syndrome characterized by symptoms of migraine with aura, depression and/or anxiety. Diagnosis entails detecting a variant form of one or more dopaminergic genes, such as DRD1, DRD2, DRD3 and DAT. Methods of screening for therapeutic agents effective to treat the syndrome and methods of treatment are also provided.