Abstract
To the Editor: The implications of the report by Strohl et al. and the editorial by Turino and Goldring in the November 2, 1978, issue of the Journal deserve further comment.Using polysomnography, workers in all major sleep-disorders centers in this country have observed the phenomenon of familial obstructive sleep apnea. Since 1972, the Stanford University Sleep Disorders Clinic has, in fact, polygraphically documented five families in which at least two members had obstructive sleep apnea. However, special morphotypic features not observed in family members free of the syndrome were seen in these cases: they had very short necks; and . . .