[Is a genetic approach to insomnia possible?].
The genetic approach of the sleep-wake cycle allowed the identification of several genes involved in the paradoxical sleep regulation and in narcolepsy. Concerning insomnia, a genetic study is more complex. Insomnia is indeed a wakefulness disorder defined by non quantitative biological parameters. The genetic approach of insomnia needs a more precise definition.
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INSERM U480, Université Claude Bernard, 8, avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon.
D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000235:genetics; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000235:genetics; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000235:genetics
Une approche génétique de l'insomnie est-elle possible?