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Further evidence for the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and the dopamine-beta-hydroxylase gene.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Mar 2002
Roman Tatiana, Schmitz Marcelo, Polanczyk Guilherme V, Eizirik Mariana, Rohde Luis A, Hutz Mara H
Abstract excerpt
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a very common and heterogeneous psychiatric disorder of childhood with marked inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive symptoms. The DBH gene, the locus that encodes the enzyme dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DbetaH), seems to be an important candidate gene for association studies, since DbetaH catalyzes the conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine. The aim of this...
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