Is a genetic approach to insomnia possible?
Valatx, J.L.
Revue Neurologique (Paris) 157(11 Part 2): S53-S56
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-3787 PMID: 11924039 Document Number: 532237
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.