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Association of the length polymorphism in the human Per3 gene with the delayed sleep-phase syndrome: does latitude have an influence upon it?
Sleep - 1 Jan 2005
Pereira Danyella S, Tufik Sergio, Louzada Fernando M, Benedito-Silva Ana A, Lopez Alberto R, Lemos Nelson A, Korczak Anna L, D'Almeida Vania, Pedrazzoli Mario
Abstract excerpt
STUDY OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of a previously reported hPer3 gene-length polymorphism in the delayed sleep-phase syndrome and in morningness-eveningness tendencies at low latitudes in the southern hemisphere. DESIGN: We have genotyped a length polymorphism in the hPer3 gene characterized by a short repeat allele (4-repeat) and a long repeat allele (5-repeat)....
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