TNF and IL-6 levels in narcoleptic patients

Objective: To evaluate the presence of HLA-DQB1*0602 allele, tumornecrosis factor and interleukin-6 in patients with cataplexy andcontrols. Methods: A prospective controlled study with 22 patientsdiagnosed as narcoleptic according to DSM4 criteria and 17 healthycontrol subjects with no sleep disorde...

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Main Authors: Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho, Heraldo Possolo de Sousa, Gabriela Rodrigues Alves, Lia Rita Azeredo Bittencourt, Márcia Pradella-Hallinan, Fábio Moreira, Mário Pedrazzoli Neto, Sérgio Tufik
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Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2006-12-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/417-Einstein_vol4_n4_2006_p327.pdf