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Relationship of sleep abnormalities to patient genotypes in Prader-Willi syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics - 20 Sept 1996
Vgontzas A N, Kales A, Seip J, Mascari M J, Bixler E O, Myers D C, Vela-Bueno A V, Rogan P K
Abstract excerpt
To assess whether sleep abnormalities are related to the genetic abnormalities in Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), we performed polysomnographic studies (nighttime and daytime) and determined the chromosome 15 genotypes in eight patients with PWS. Four patients demonstrated sleep onset REM periods (SOREM), and five met the objective polysomnographic criteria for severe or moderate excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS)....
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