Why do we respond differently to sleep deprivation?: it's in our genes!

Editorial

Amit Verma et al. Neurology. 2010.

. 2010 Oct 26;75(17):1492-3.

doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181f9630d.

No abstract available

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DQB1*0602 predicts interindividual differences in physiologic sleep, sleepiness, and fatigue.
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A novel HLA-DQB1*06 allele, DQB1*0628, found through routine sequence-based HLA typing and confirmation of DQB1*060302.
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Perchance to dream: solving the mystery of sleep through genetic analysis.
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Molecular neurobiology of sleep.
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