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Novel genetic findings in an extended family pedigree with sleepwalking

Amy Licis, David M. Desruisseau, Koki Yamada, Stephen P. Duntley, Christina A. Gurnett

Neurology · 2010 · 95 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Sleepwalking may be transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait with reduced penetrance. Here we describe the first genetic locus for sleepwalking at chromosome 20q12-q13.12.

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