Does narcolepsy symptom severity vary according to HLA-DQB1*0602 allele status?

doi:10.1093/sleep/33.1.29

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Does narcolepsy symptom severity vary according to HLA-DQB1*0602 allele status?

Sleep - 1 Jan 2010

Watson Nathaniel F, Ton Thanh G N, Koepsell Thomas D, Gersuk Vivian H, Longstreth W T

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STUDY OBJECTIVES: To investigate associations between HLA-DQB1*0602 allele status and measures of narcolepsy symptom severity. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of population-based narcolepsy patients. SETTING: King County, Washington. PARTICIPANTS: All prevalent cases (n = 279) of physician-diagnosed narcolepsy ascertained from 2001-2005. INTERVENTIONS: N/A. MEASUREMENTS: Narcolepsy diagnosis was based on cataplexy...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Alleles
Cataplexy
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Carrier Screening
Genotype
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DQ beta-Chains
Humans
Linear Models
Male
Membrane Glycoproteins
Middle Aged
Narcolepsy

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PMID: 20120618
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/33.1.29
PMCID: PMC2802245

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