Genetical association studies in sleep apnea

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a pathological condition which disturbs the biological phenomenon of sleep and is the leading cause of breathing sleep disordered breathing. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is present in 5-6% of the general adult population of the Western world and the risk of developing the disease is 2-3 times greater in men compared to women and increases progressively with age. The most important predisposing factor for developing the syndrome is obesity, whereas smoking, alcohol consumption and congestion of the nasal cavity has been reported as further risk factors. OSAS is diagnosed by a polysomnographic study of nocturnal sleep and the resulting apnea hypopnea index indicates the severity of the syndrome. The most serious implications of OSAS are daytime sleepiness, the increased risk of cardiovascular disease, whilst the disorder is many times the hidden cause of sudden death, unexplainable hypertension or even inexplicable road accidents. Some cytok ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/17176
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/17176
ND
17176
Alternative title
Γενετική μελέτη σε ασθενείς με σύνδρομο άπνοιας στον ύπνο
Author
Almpanidou, Pavlina (Father's name: Dimitrios)
Date
2008
Degree Grantor
University of Thessaly (UTH)
Committee members
Χατζηγεωργίου Γεώργιος
Παπαδημητρίου Αλέξανδρος
Γουργουλιάνης Κωνσταντίνος
Χατζούλης Δημήτριος
Κουκούλης Γεώργιος
Χατζηγεωργίου Γεώργιος
Χατζηευθυμίου Αποστολία
Ζιντζάρας Ηλίας
Discipline
Medical and Health Sciences
Clinical Medicine
Keywords
Sleep apnoea syndrome; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Gene polymorphisms; Cytokines
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
140 σ., im.
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