The Role of Cry 1 in Narcolepsy

Cry 1 normally suppresses circadian rhythm stuff. mutation causes it to suppress clock and other related proteins even more, which means that they let that led to later bedtime. People who sleep like four hours a night and are wake up perfectly fine have been found with this particular gene mutation. They feel rested after that period of time, which is also part of the mystery of sleep because they can sleep a few hours.

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