Sleep Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 281-295 , July 2001

Genetics, control of breathing, and sleep-disordered breathing: a review

  • Claude Gaultier

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Robert Debré, Faculté de Médecine Lariboisiere, Université Paris VII, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Christian Guilleminault

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorders Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Suite 3301, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-650-723-6095; fax: +1-650-725-8910

Received 30 May 2000 ,Revised 28 December 2000 ,Accepted 29 December 2000.

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