Sleep Disorders Narcolepsy

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Sleep Disorders, Narcolepsy: Bio Factors?
Neurotransmitter Orexin helps maintain wakefulness. Found a lack of Orexin producing cells in the brains of narcs.
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Sleep Disorders, Narcolepsy: Twins?
.MZ’s have higher concordance for narcs than DZ twins. However, only 30% so other factors play a part. Narc dogs can be bred shows genes.
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Sleep Disorders, Narcolepsy: Immune System? and evaluation?
Immune system destroys Orexin producing cells causing narc. Blood of narcs into mice= narc like symptoms, role of IS. Extrapolate? Synoptic?
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Sleep Disorders, Narcolepsy: HLA?
Type of Human Lucotpye antigen is more common in narcs than general pop, suggesting immune system plays a part in narc.
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Sleep Disorders, Narcolepsy: HLA Evaluation?
However it was found in non narcs as well, and not all narcs have so other factors have to play a part.
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.MZ’s have higher concordance for narcs than DZ twins. However, only 30% so other factors play a part. Narc dogs can be bred shows genes.

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Sleep Disorders, Narcolepsy: Twins?

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Immune system destroys Orexin producing cells causing narc. Blood of narcs into mice= narc like symptoms, role of IS. Extrapolate? Synoptic?

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Type of Human Lucotpye antigen is more common in narcs than general pop, suggesting immune system plays a part in narc.

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However it was found in non narcs as well, and not all narcs have so other factors have to play a part.

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