A genetic step for restless leg syndrome

July 23, 2007

July 18, 2007 (Insidermedicine) Two papers published simultaneously in the online edition of Nature Genetics and in the New England Journal of Medicine report the discovery of regions of the human genome that when mutated can increase a person's susceptibility to the development of restless legs syndrome – an uncomfortable and sleep-robbing neurological disorder characterized by repeated movement of the legs.