Failure to replicate an association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase polymorphism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a second, independently recruited Israeli cohort.

Abstract excerpt

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental syndrome expressed along three domains: inattention, hyperactive-impulsive, and combined type. Both environmental and genetic factors contribute to the etiology of this complex disease. We previously reported an association in 48 ADHD triads (both parents and proband) between the catechol-O-methyl- transferase (COMT) polymorphism (especially the...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
• Share to Catechol O-Methyltransferase