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Evaluation of polygenic risks for narcolepsy and essential hypersomnia.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2016
Yamasaki Maria, Miyagawa Taku, Toyoda Hiromi, Khor Seik-Soon, Liu Xiaoxi, Kuwabara Hitoshi, Kano Yukiko, Shimada Takafumi, Sugiyama Toshiro, Nishida Hisami, Sugaya Nagisa, Tochigi Mamoru, Otowa Takeshi, Okazaki Yuji, Kaiya Hisanobu, Kawamura Yoshiya, Miyashita Akinori, Kuwano Ryozo, Kasai Kiyoto, Tanii Hisashi, Sasaki Tsukasa, Honda Yutaka, Honda Makoto, Tokunaga Katsushi
Abstract excerpt
In humans, narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that is characterized by sleepiness, cataplexy and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep abnormalities. Essential hypersomnia (EHS) is another type of sleep disorder that is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness without cataplexy. A human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II allele, HLA-DQB1*06:02, is a major genetic factor for narcolepsy. Almost all narcoleptic patients are...
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