WATCH: Meet the woman who doesn't feel pain because of a rare genetic mutation | Health24com
Jo Cameron has lived a life without pain, because of a rare genetic mutation. She's leaned on her own hot stove and not realised there's a problem until she smelled something burning..."I'm vegan, so the smell is pretty obvious. There's no other burning flesh going on in the house..."The Scottish woman has experienced childbirth, broken limbs, cuts, burns and surgeries with little or no discomfort.
"I knew that I was happy-go-lucky, but it didn't dawn on me that I was different," she said."I thought it was just me. I didn't know anything strange was going on until I was 65." Doctors have suggested that her case could provide clues to new ways of treating post-operative pain, or speeding wound healing.
The FAAH-OUT gene was previously assumed to be a non-functioning"junk" gene. But now it is believed to affect expression of the FAAH gene, which is involved in signaling for pain sensation, mood and memory.Mice without the FAAH gene have reduced pain sensation, enhanced wound healing, and lower levels of anxiety and fear, the researchers noted.
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