Article
HLA DR2 in narcolepsy with sleep-onset REM periods but not cataplexy.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Oct 1991
Rosenthal L, Roehrs T A, Hayashi H, Zorick F J, Wittig R M, Rosenthal J, Roth T
Abstract excerpt
To determine the association of HLA DR2 in patients with narcolepsy without cataplexy, a case-control study was performed. Patients receiving the diagnosis of narcolepsy without cataplexy had excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and polysomnographic findings consistent with narcolepsy but no clinical evidence of cataplexy. Of 28 patients identified, 12 agreed to return for HLA typing. Respondents did not differ...
Topics
- Adult
- Arousal
- Cataplexy
- Electroencephalography
- Female
- HLA-DR2 Antigen
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Narcolepsy
- Phenotype