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Circadian clock gene polymorphisms and sleep-wake disturbance in Alzheimer disease.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 1 Jul 2011
Yesavage Jerome A, Noda Art, Hernandez Beatriz, Friedman Leah, Cheng Jauhtai J, Tinklenberg Jared R, Hallmayer Joachim, O'hara Ruth, David Renaud, Robert Philippe, Landsverk Elizabeth, Zeitzer Jamie M
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OBJECTIVES: One of the hypothesized causes of the breakdown in sleep-wake consolidation often occurring in individuals with Alzheimer disease (AD) is the dysfunction of the circadian clock. The goal of this study is to report indices of sleep-wake function collected from individuals with AD in relation to relevant polymorphisms in circadian clock-related genes. DESIGN: One week of ad libitum ambulatory sleep data...
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