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Is HCRTR2 a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease?
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2014
Gallone Salvatore, Boschi Silvia, Rubino Elisa, De Martino Paola, Scarpini Elio, Galimberti Daniela, Fenoglio Chiara, Acutis Pier Luigi, Maniaci Maria Grazia, Pinessi Lorenzo, Rainero Innocenzo
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BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the main types of dementia affecting about 50-55% of all demented patients. Sleep disturbances in AD patients are associated with the severity of dementia and are often the primary reason for institutionalization. These sleep problems partly resemble the core symptoms of narcolepsy, a sleep disorder caused by a general loss of the neurotransmitter hypocretin....
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