Variable expressivity in familial restless legs syndrome.

doi:10.1001/archneur.1990.00530110079020

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Variable expressivity in familial restless legs syndrome.

Archives of neurology - 1 Nov 1990

Walters A S, Picchietti D, Hening W, Lazzarini A

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A 62-year-old man with a 20-year history of excessive daytime somnolence and kicking during sleep was an obligate carrier of the restless legs syndrome gene because his paternal grandfather, father, and all three of his children had symptoms of restless legs syndrome. The patient himself, however...

Topics

Gene Expression
Genes, Dominant
Genetic Variation
Heterozygote
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pedigree
Restless Legs Syndrome
Sleep

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