As we gain more knowledge on genetic mechanisms, the demand for genetic consultations will increase, more areas of human illnesses becoming prone to such a medical activity. Hence genetic counseling was asked by a woman in case of a sleep disorder affecting three generations of her family. In the absence of specific gene tests for circadian rhythm disorders and during a genetic consultation consisting of a singular session, counseling the proband implied explaining briefly and up-to-date, the role of Clock-genes in defining a person’s sleeping pattern, the yet blurred borderline between the influence of the environment and that of the inherited genotype, and also indicating behavioral techniques for managing the sleep deficiency.
Full text sourcesGenetic counseling in a case of delayed sleep – Phase
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