Fig. 5. (a) CSF hypocretin-1 levels in narcoleptic and control subjects. (b) Preprohypocretin mRNA in situ hybridization in the hypothalamus of control and narcoleptic subjects.
(a) CSF hypocretin-1 levels are undetectably low in most narcoleptic subjects (84.2%). Note that two HLA DqB1*0602-negative and one familial case have normal or high CSF hypocretin levels. (b) Preprohypocretin transcripts are detected in the hypothalamus of control (B) but not narcoleptic subjects (A). Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) transcripts are detected in the same region in control and narcoleptic sections (data not shown).