A variable-number tandem repeat polymorphism in PER3 is not associated with chronotype in a population with self-reported sleep problems

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-26

  Voinescu, Bogdan Ioan ^a   Coogan, Andrew N ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Circadian gene; Diurnal preference; Insomnia; Sleep

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SIGNALING PROTEIN; PROTEIN PER3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONOTYPE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROMANIA; SELF REPORT; SLEEP QUALITY; TIME; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 84855737438     PISSN: 14469235     EISSN: 14798425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2011.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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