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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a study of association with both the dopamine transporter gene and the dopamine D4 receptor gene.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Jul 2001
Roman T, Schmitz M, Polanczyk G, Eizirik M, Rohde L A, Hutz M H
Abstract excerpt
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders of childhood. The role of genetic factors in its etiology is strongly supported by family, adoption, and twin studies. Several investigations have reported associations between ADHD and both the 7-repeat allele of the 48 bp VNTR at the DRD4 gene and the 10-repeat allele of the 40 bp VNTR at the DAT1 gene, but the...
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