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Opioids protect against substantia nigra cell degeneration under conditions of iron deprivation: A mechanism of possible relevance to the Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and Parkinson's Disease

Yeming Sun, Theresa Hoang, Judith A. Neubauer, Arthur S. Walters

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2011 · 41 citations · 42 references

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Prevalence of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder in the general population

Maurice M. Ohayon, Thomas Roth · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · 2002 · 723 citations

Medicine, Neurology, Movement Disorders +7

Genome-wide association study of restless legs syndrome identifies common variants in three genomic regions

Juliane Winkelmann, Barbara Schormair, Peter Lichtner et al. · Nature Genetics · 2007 · 702 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +12

A Genetic Risk Factor for Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep

Hreinn Stefánsson, David B. Rye, Andrew A. Hicks et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2007 · 625 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Neurology +17

Abnormalities in CSF concentrations of ferritin and transferrin in restless legs syndrome

C.J. Earley, James R. Connor, J. L. Beard et al. · Neurology · 2000 · 614 citations

Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience +17

MRI measurement of brain iron in patients with restless legs syndrome

Richard P. Allen, Peter B. Barker, F. Wehrl et al. · Neurology · 2001 · 566 citations

Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience +16