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A family-based and case-control association study of the dopamine D4 receptor gene and dopamine transporter gene in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Sept 2000
Holmes J, Payton A, Barrett J H, Hever T, Fitzpatrick H, Trumper A L, Harrington R, McGuffin P, Owen M, Ollier W, Worthington J, Thapar A
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable psychiatric condition of early childhood onset characterised by marked inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Molecular genetic investigations of ADHD have found positive associations with the 480-bp allele of a VNTR sit...
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