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Mutations in Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 1 Contribute to Natural Short Sleep Trait.
Current biology : CB - 11 Jan 2021
Shi Guangsen, Yin Chen, Fan Zenghua, Xing Lijuan, Mostovoy Yulia, Kwok Pui-Yan, Ashbrook Liza H, Krystal Andrew D, Ptáček Louis J, Fu Ying-Hui
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Sufficient and efficient sleep is crucial for our health. Natural short sleepers can sleep significantly shorter than the average population without a desire for more sleep and without any obvious negative health consequences. In searching for genetic variants underlying the short sleep trait, we found two different mutations in the same gene (metabotropic glutamate receptor 1) from two independent natural short...
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