TY - JOUR
T1 - Genetics of restless legs syndrome (RLS)
T2 - State-of-the-art and future directions
AU - Winkelmann, Juliane
AU - Polo, Oli
AU - Provini, Federica
AU - Nevsimalova, Sonja
AU - Kemlink, David
AU - Sonka, Karel
AU - Högl, Birgit
AU - Poewe, Werner
AU - Stiasny-Kolster, Karin
AU - Oertel, Wolfgang
AU - De Weerd, Al
AU - Strambi, Luigi Ferini
AU - Zucconi, Marco
AU - Pramstaller, Peter P.
AU - Arnulf, Isabelle
AU - Trenkwalder, Claudia
AU - Klein, Christine
AU - Hadjigeorgiou, Georgios M.
AU - Happe, Svenja
AU - Rye, David
AU - Montagna, Pasquale
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Several studies demonstrated that 60% of restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients have a positive family history and it has been suggested that RLS is a highly hereditary trait. To date, several loci have been mapped but no gene has been identified yet. Phenocopies and possible nonpenetrants made it difficult to detect a common segregating haplotype within the families. Defining the exact candidate region is hampered by possible intrafamilial, allelic, and nonallelic heterogeneity. One important prerequisite for future successful genetic studies in RLS is the availability of large and thoroughly phenotyped patients and family samples for linkage as well as association studies.
AB - Several studies demonstrated that 60% of restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients have a positive family history and it has been suggested that RLS is a highly hereditary trait. To date, several loci have been mapped but no gene has been identified yet. Phenocopies and possible nonpenetrants made it difficult to detect a common segregating haplotype within the families. Defining the exact candidate region is hampered by possible intrafamilial, allelic, and nonallelic heterogeneity. One important prerequisite for future successful genetic studies in RLS is the availability of large and thoroughly phenotyped patients and family samples for linkage as well as association studies.
KW - Genetics
KW - Restless legs syndrome
KW - Sleep
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547494196&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/mds.21587
DO - 10.1002/mds.21587
M3 - Article
C2 - 17557342
AN - SCOPUS:34547494196
SN - 0885-3185
VL - 22
SP - S449-S458
JO - Movement Disorders
JF - Movement Disorders
IS - SUPPL. 18
ER -