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Length polymorphism in the Period 3 gene is associated with sleepiness and maladaptive circadian phase in night-shift workers.
Journal of sleep research - 1 Jun 2015
Drake Christopher L, Belcher Ren, Howard Ryan, Roth Thomas, Levin Albert M, Gumenyuk Valentina
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the current study was to determine if night-shift workers carrying the five-repeat variant of the Period 3 gene show elevated levels of nocturnal sleepiness and earlier circadian phase compared with homozygotes for the four-repeat allele. Twenty-four permanent night-shift workers...
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