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Association between the melanopsin gene polymorphism OPN4*Ile394Thr and sleep/wake timing in Japanese university students.
Journal of physiological anthropology - 12 May 2014
Lee Sang-Il, Hida Akiko, Kitamura Shingo, Mishima Kazuo, Higuchi Shigekazu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In our previous studies, we found that the Ile394Thr SNP in the melanopsin gene (OPN4) was functionally associated with the pupillary light reflex. This indicates the possibility that OPN4*Ile394Thr is associated with other non-image forming responses. The aim of this study was therefore to determine whether OPN4*Ile394Thr is associated with sleep/wake timing. METHODS: A total of 348 healthy Japanese...
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