Hypocretin (orexin) deficiency in human narcolepsy

被引:1298
作者
Nishino, S
Ripley, B
Overeem, S
Lammers, GJ
Mignot, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Ctr Narcolepsy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Leiden Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol & Clin Neurophysiol, NL-2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands
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D O I
10.1016/S0140-6736(99)05582-8
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Alterations in the hypocretin receptor 2 and preprohypocretin genes produce narcolepsy in animal models. Hypocretin was undetectable in seven out of nine people with narcolepsy, indicating abnormal hypocretin transmission.
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页码:39 / 40
页数:2
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