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A narcolepsy susceptibility locus maps to a 5 Mb region of chromosome 21q.
Annals of neurology - 1 Sept 2004
Dauvilliers Yves, Blouin Jean-Louis, Neidhart Elisabeth, Carlander Bertrand, Eliaou Jean-François, Antonarakis Stylianos E, Billiard Michel, Tafti Mehdi
Abstract excerpt
The genetic basis of human narcolepsy remains poorly understood. Multiplex families with full-blown narcolepsy-cataplexy are rare, whereas families with both narcolepsy-cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness without cataplexy are more common. We performed a genomewide linkage analysis in a large French family with four members affected with narcolepsy-cataplexy and 10 others with isolated recurrent naps or...
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