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Identification and characterization of human NR4A2 polymorphisms in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Feb 2005
Smith Karen Müller, Bauer Lorri, Fischer Mariellen, Barkley Russell, Navia Bradford A
Abstract excerpt
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable and common disorder thought to arise, in part, from alterations in dopamine function. NR4A2, or Nurr1, is an orphan nuclear receptor implicated in the development of dopaminergic cells of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and the substantia nigra (SN). Dopaminergic cells of the VTA provide innervation to the prefrontal cortex, believed to be of...
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