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The dopamine D4 receptor and the hyperactivity phenotype: a developmental-epidemiological study.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2002
Mill J S, Caspi A, McClay J, Sugden K, Purcell S, Asherson P, Craig I, McGuffin P, Braithwaite A, Poulton R, Moffitt T E
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 2-6% of school-age children and is a precursor of behavioural problems in adolescence and adulthood. Underlying the categorical definition of ADHD are the quantitative traits of activity, impulsivity, and inattention which vary continuously in the population. Both ADHD and quantitative measures of hyperactivity are heritable, and influenced by multiple genes...
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