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HLA-DQB1 genotyping in a family with narcolepsy-cataplexy.
Brain research - 24 Aug 2007
Pedrazzoli Mario, Pontes Josy Covan, Peirano Patricio, Tufik Sergio
Abstract excerpt
Narcolepsy is a unique model for dysfunction in mechanisms that regulate sleep and wakefulness. The narcolepsy syndrome is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness with recurrent episodes of irresistible sleep, cataplexy, hypnagogic and/or hypnopompic hallucinations and sleep paralysis. The current hypothesis for the etiology of narcolepsy is that it is an autoimmune disorder because of its strong...
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