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REM vs deep-sleep balance (MEIS1)

REM vs deep-sleep balance (MEIS1) is a genetic trait Biome reports in its sleep & chronotype panel: How your MEIS1 variant tilts the balance between REM and deep (NREM) sleep.

Category
Sleep & chronotype
Markers
MEIS1 rs113851554
Strength of evidence
High

Genes

Markers (rsIDs)

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