The genetics of sleep disorders in humans: Narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 149, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2612-2626

  Caylak, Emrah ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Genetic; Narcolepsy; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Restless legs syndrome; Sleep

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ATXN3 GENE; CATAPLEXY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MX2 GENE; NARCOLEPSY; NLC1A GENE; NRCLP1 GENE; NRCLP2 GENE; NRCLP3 GENE; PARASOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; RFH1 GENE; RLS1 GENE; RLS2 GENE; RLS3 GENE; RLS4 GENE; RLS5 GENE; RLS6 GENE; RLS7 GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; NARCOLEPSY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SYNDROME; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 70449365782     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33087     Document Type: Review

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