Assertion: narcolepsy's cataplexy | /r/HasProperty | narcolepsy type
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text: Blood test : A less common test looks at a genetic marker called the Narcolepsy-Associated Antigen, that is found in 90% to 95% of African American, Caucasian, and Japanese patients with narcolepsy who also have cataplexy (narcolepsy type 1), but only in 45% to 50% of patients with narcolepsy without cataplexy (narcolepsy type 2).
text: Blood test : A less common test looks at a genetic marker called the Narcolepsy-Associated Antigen, that is found in 90% to 95% of African American, Caucasian, and Japanese patients with narcolepsy who also have cataplexy (narcolepsy type 1), but only in 45% to 50% of patients with narcolepsy without cataplexy (narcolepsy type 2).
text: Because about 25% of normal people have this gene, the absence of this gene is considered good evidence that the patient with cataplexy does NOT have narcolepsy; however, it’s absence doesn’t rule out narcolepsy without cataplexy (narcolepsy type 2).
text: Narcolepsy with cataplexy (narcolepsy type I) and narcolepsy without cataplexy (narcolepsy type II) obviously have significant differences.