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Narcolepsy has traditionally been regarded as a nonimmunological disease. However, the findings of a strong association between narcolepsy and an HLA antigen have led to a new speculation: an altered regulatory system of immune response may underlie the pathogenesis of narcolepsy (Billiard and Seignalet 1985; Matsuki et al. 1985; Langdon et al. 1986).
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Matsuki, K., Juji, T., Honda, Y. (1988). Immunological Features of Narcolepsy in Japan. In: Honda, Y., Juji, T. (eds) HLA in Narcolepsy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83387-8_13
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