In contrast, those genes that were actually upregulated or increased by way of a lack of sleep, were genes associated with the promotion of tumors, genes associated with long-term chronic inflammation within the body, and genes associated with stress, and, as a consequence, cardiovascular disease.
Por otro lado, los genes que aumentaron su actividad por la privación del sueño, eran genes asociados al desarrollo de tumores, asociados a inflamación crónica a largo plazo dentro del organismo, y asociados al estrés, por ende, a las enfermedades cardiovasculares.