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A risk factor is something that increases your likelihood of getting a disease or condition.

Very little is known about the risk factors for narcolepsy . Narcolepsy seems to run in some families; about 8%-30% of people with narcolepsy have another family member with the condition.

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  • Reviewer: Rimas Lukas, MD
  • Review Date: 10/2012 -
  • Update Date: 10/11/2012 -

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References

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  • Narcolepsy. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. National Institutes of Health website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/nar/nar%5Fwhat.html . Updated November 2008. Accessed April 7, 2009.

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