Preferred Label : Short sleep, familial natural, 1;
Symbol : FNSS1;
CISMeF acronym : FNSS1;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Short sleep phenotype;
Description : In a review of various classification schemes for sleep disorders, Thorpy (1990) listed
'short sleeper' under the broad category of 'disorders of initiating and maintaining
sleep' (DIMS); however, the short sleeper phenotype or trait is not considered a sleep
disorder. Individuals with this trait require less sleep in any 24-hour period than
is typical for their age group. See also familial advanced sleep-phase syndrome (FASPS;
604348), which is a distinct disorder characterized by very early sleep onset and
offset.;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the basic helix-loop-helix domain-containing protein class B,
3 gene (BHLHB3, 606200.0001);