Higher basophil count decreases narcolepsy risk: a Mendelian randomization study.

Ang LiHao LiJunyang XieJianlei XieWenjing LiaoLijuan SongXiaowen Zhang

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2022)

Higher white blood cell counts, especially basophil counts, are protective factors for narcolepsy. Basophil counts has great potential to be used as a new biomarker to shorten diagnostic delay and to monitor the therapeutic effects of treatments for narcolepsy.

Keyphrases

peripheral blood
single cell
cell therapy
stem cells
risk assessment
human health