Sentences with phrase «linked with narcolepsy»

Nearly all of the affected children had the HLA - QB * 06:02 gene variant already linked with narcolepsy.

Not exact matches

In recent sleep lab studies of 600 people age 30 or older, Mignot was surprised to find that 1 percent — or 20 times as many as with classic narcolepsy — suffered from inordinate sleepiness, had a high frequency of the autoimmune marker linked to narcolepsy, and went very rapidly into REM when they napped.

Through his work with large patient groups, he has managed to show that narcolepsy is closely genetically linked to so - called HLA molecules, which play a key part in the immune system by presenting foreign substances to immune cells.

While it's most common in people with narcolepsy, it's also linked to lack of sleep and an irregular sleep schedule, says Dr. Walia.