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The dopamine transporter gene is associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a Taiwanese sample.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Apr 2003
Chen C-K, Chen S-L, Mill J, Huang Y-S, Lin S-K, Curran S, Purcell S, Sham P, Asherson P
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation of the dopamine transporter gene (DAT1) is of particular interest in the study of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), since stimulant drugs interact directly with the transporter protein. Association between ADHD and the 10-repeat allele of a 40-bp VNTR polymorphism that lies within the 3'-UTR of DAT1 was first reported in 1995, a finding that has been replicated in at least six...
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