An ancestral haplotype of the human PERIOD2 gene associates with reduced sensitivity to light-induced melatonin suppression.

An ancestral haplotype of the human PERIOD2 gene associates with reduced sensitivity to light-induced melatonin suppression.

Humans show various responses to the environmental stimulus in individual levels as "physiological variations." However, it has been unclear if these are caused by genetic variations. In this study, we examined the association between the physiological variation of response to light-stimul...

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Main Authors: Tokiho Akiyama, Takafumi Katsumura, Shigeki Nakagome, Sang-Il Lee, Keiichiro Joh, Hidenobu Soejima, Kazuma Fujimoto, Ryosuke Kimura, Hajime Ishida, Tsunehiko Hanihara, Akira Yasukouchi, Yoko Satta, Shigekazu Higuchi, Hiroki Oota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5484468?pdf=render

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