Preferred Label : Narcolepsy 1;
Symbol : NRCLP1;
CISMeF acronym : NRCLP1;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Narcoleptic syndrome 1;
Included titles and symbols : Cataplexy;
Description : Adie (1926) first delineated narcolepsy as a separate and specific entity. It is a
sleep disorder characterized by attacks of disabling daytime drowsiness and low alertness.
The normal physiologic components of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, dreaming and
loss of muscle tone, are separated and also occur while the subject is awake, resulting
in half-sleep dreams and episodes of skeletal muscle paralysis and atonia (cataplexy
and sleep paralysis). Unlike normal sleep, that of narcolepsy often begins with REM
activity and the time taken to fall asleep is shorter than normal. In contrast to
animal models, human narcolepsy is not a simple genetic disorder. Most human cases
of narcolepsy are sporadic and carry a specific HLA haplotype (Peyron et al., 2000).
Familial cases are the exception rather than the rule, and monozygotic twins show
only partial concordance (25 to 31%) (Mignot, 1998). - Genetic Heterogeneity of Narcolepsy
Additional narcolepsy loci have been mapped to chromosomes 4 (NRCLP2; 605841), 21q
(NRCLP3; 609039), 22q13 (NRCLP4; 612417), 14q11 (NRCLP5; 612851), and 19p13.2 (NRCLP6;
614223). NRCLP7 (614250) is caused by mutation in the MOG gene (159465) on chromosome
6p22. Resistance to narcolepsy is associated with minor alleles of a SNP and a marker
in the NLC1A gene (610259) on chromosome 21q22.;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the hypocretin gene (HCRT, 602358.0001);
Laboratory abnormalities : Decreased levels of CSF hypocretin (HCRT, 602358); HLA-DQw6 association (DQB1*0602);
Prefixed ID : #161400;
Origin ID : 161400;
UMLS CUI : C1834372;
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