Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 943-944 , October 2009

From narcolepsy with cataplexy to idiopathic hypersomnia without long sleep time

Received 5 February 2009 ,Accepted 24 February 2009.

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 Statement of funding: Commentary on Sasai et al. clinical characteristics of narcolepsy without cataplexy focusing on HLA-DRB1*1501/DQB1*0602 finding.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.02.007

Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 943-944 , October 2009