1. What does this protein make up or do?
Chapter 6: Chromosome 6
Name of Protein
major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ beta
DNA Sequence
Chromosome
7,226 BP 6
Name of Gene
HLA-DQB1
transcription
Amino acid sequence
mRNA
translation
Cytoplasm
A Cell
Nucleus
What does this protein make up or do?
Condition/Disease
Narcolepsy

2. Description of Narcolepsy
Symptoms and characteristics
Narcolepsy is when you have daytime sleepiness, nightmares, or insomnia
This is also common fatigue, binge eating, physical collapse while conscious, hallucination, or falling
Muscular: muscle weakness, loss of muscle control, or muscle paralysis

3. Description of Narcolepsy (cont.)
Who is affected? Anyone, but the following have a higher risk:
Narcolepsy affects about 1 in 2,000 people in the United States and Western Europe
Worldwide, narcolepsy appears to be most common in Japan, where it affects an estimated 1 in 600 people

4. References http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/narcolepsy