Kleine-Levin syndrome
General Information (adopted from Orphanet):
Synonyms, Signs: |
KLEINE-LEVIN SYNDROME |
Number of Symptoms | 8 |
OrphanetNr: | 33543 |
OMIM Id: |
148840
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ICD-10: |
G47.8 |
UMLs: |
C0206085 |
MeSH: |
D017593 |
MedDRA: |
10053712 |
Snomed: |
111488004 |
Prevalence, inheritance and age of onset:
Prevalence: | No data available. |
Inheritance: |
Autosomal dominant inheritance [Omim] |
Age of onset: |
Childhood Adolescent Adult [Orphanet] |
Disease classification (adopted from Orphanet):
Parent Diseases: |
Sleep disorder
-Rare neurologic disease |
Symptom Information:
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(HPO:0001289) | Confusion | 36 / 7739 | ||||
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(HPO:0007200) | Episodic hypersomnia | 1 / 7739 | ||||
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(HPO:0006803) | Vivid hallucinations | 1 / 7739 | ||||
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(HPO:0002591) | Polyphagia | 25 / 7739 | ||||
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(OMIM) | Episodic attacks of aberrant behavior | 1 / 7739 | ||||
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(OMIM) | Compulsive hyperphagia | 1 / 7739 | ||||
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(OMIM) | Erotic behavior | 1 / 7739 | ||||
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(HPO:0000006) | Autosomal dominant inheritance | 2518 / 7739 |
Associated genes:
ClinVar (via SNiPA)
Gene symbol | Variation | Clinical significance | Reference |
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Additional Information:
Description: (OMIM) | The Kleine-Levin hibernation syndrome is a rare disorder that occurs predominantly in males and is characterized by episodic attacks of aberrant behavior, hypersomnia, and increased feeding (megaphagia) and sex drives (Kleine, 1925; Levin, 1929). |
Clinical Description OMIM |
Popper et al. (1980) described a Hawaiian Caucasian kindred in which at least 9 members showed this syndrome. Episodic hypersomnolence was associated with disorientation, vivid hallucinations, compulsive hyperphagia, and erotic behavior. Affected persons were entirely normal between attacks. ... |
Molecular genetics OMIM |
The sibs reported by Katz and Ropper (2002) shared the HLA-DR2 and -DQ1 antigens. In 30 unrelated patients with Kleine-Levin syndrome, Dauvilliers et al. (2002) found an increased frequency of the HLA-DQB1*0201 allele (see 604305) (28.3% ... |