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Narcolepsy is associated with an increased risk of HLA-related autoimmune diseases: Evidence from a nationwide healthcare system data in South Korea.
Sleep medicine - 1 May 2023
Oh Jihye, Cho Eunhae, Um Yoo-Hyun, Oh Sei Hoon, Hong Seung-Chul
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence rate of narcolepsy in South Korea and closely examine the relationship between narcolepsy, which is believed to be an autoimmune response, and other systemic autoimmune diseases. METHODS: We examined data from the South Korean nationwide health insurance claims database from 2010 to 2019. Our study included patients with narcolepsy as well as age- and sex-matched...
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