Sleep Disturbances Linked to Genetic Disorders

Genetic factors are surmised to regulate sleep as evidenced by the heritability of sleep traits, specific genetic polymorphisms of these traits, and familial sleep disorders. Sleep is also a very complex behavior that is regulated by circadian rhythm, homeostatic drive, and other processes. All these processes appear to have genetic factors; however, we still cannot elucidate sleep genes. Recent studies in humans and animal models have uncovered some genetic factors underlying sleep disturbances. In this review, we present an overview of genetical regulation of sleep and genetic factors underlying several sleep disturbances.
Source: Sleep Medicine Clinics - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Source Type: research