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Genetics of sleep and sleep disorders.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS - 1 May 2007
Kimura M, Winkelmann J
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors affect sleep. Studies in twin pairs demonstrate that the strong hereditary influences on sleep architecture and some sleep disorders are transmitted through families. Evidence like this strongly suggests that sleep regulation receives significant influence from genetic factors. Although recent molecular technologies have revealed evidence that genetic traits or gene products trigger particular...
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