ナルコレプシー・カタプレキシのコンコンダントであるモノジゴティック・ツインは,ヒポクレチン (オレキシン) 経路に検出可能な異常がない

Ramin Khatami1, Stéphanie Maret, Esther Werth

  • 1Neurology Department, University Hospital, CH 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.

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まとめ

カタプレキシによるナルコレプシーは,常にハイポクレチン経路の欠陥を含むとは限りません. この研究では,影響を受けた双子の正常なヒポクレチンレベルと遺伝子が発見され,この睡眠障害の他の原因を示唆しました.

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