Genetic studies in the sleep disorder narcolepsy.

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Narcolepsy is a chronic neurologic disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and abnormal manifestations of REM sleep including cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations. Narcolepsy is both a significant medical problem and a unique disease model for the study of sleep. Research in human narcolepsy has led to the identification of specific HLA alleles (DQB1*0602 and DQA1*0102) that...

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