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No evidence of association of two 5HT transporter gene polymorphisms and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2003
Langley Kate, Payton Antony, Hamshere Marian L, Pay Helen M, Lawson Deborah C, Turic Darko, Ollier William, Worthington Jane, Owen Michael J, O'Donovan Michael C, Thapar Anita
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Three studies to date have found evidence (or a trend for evidence) of linkage and association between the long allele of the 44 base pair repeat insertion/deletion 5-HTT functional polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In an attempt to replicate these findings, we examined this polymorphism and a variable number tandem repeat in the second intron of 5-HTT for...
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