Sleep apnea genetics: It is time to wake up to the importance of sleep

Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-61

  Patel, Sanjay R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ALLELE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ENDOTHELIN-1; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 57149110440     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000137701     Document Type: Note

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