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Association and linkage of alpha-2A adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms with childhood ADHD.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jun 2005
Park L, Nigg J T, Waldman I D, Nummy K A, Huang-Pollock C, Rappley M, Friderici K H
Abstract excerpt
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a heritable disorder, prevalent from childhood through adulthood. Although the noradrenergic (NA) system is thought to mediate a portion of the pathophysiology of ADHD, genes in this pathway have not been investigated as frequently as those in the dopaminergic system. Previous association studies of one candidate gene in the NA system, ADRA2A, showed inconsistent...
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