Genetic factors in human sleep disorders with special reference to Norrie disease, Prader-Willi syndrome and Moebius syndrome

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 14-22

  Parkes, J David ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic factors; Moebius; Norrie; Prader Willi

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING);

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; CATAPLEXY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 20; FATAL FAMILIAL INSOMNIA; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MESENCEPHALON; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOEBIUS SYNDROME; NORRIE DISEASE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOMNOLENCE; X CHROMOSOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIVOPONTOCEREBELLAR ATROPHY; POINT MUTATION; SEIZURE; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROANATOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DEAFNESS; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; OLIVOPONTOCEREBELLAR ATROPHIES; POINT MUTATION; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; SEIZURES; SLEEP DISORDERS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0033000675     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.1999.00004.x     Document Type: Review

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