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The dopamine transporter and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Jun 2005
Madras Bertha K, Miller Gregory M, Fischman Alan J
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The high incidence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and escalating use of ADHD medications present a compelling case for clarifying the pathophysiology of, and developing laboratory or radiologic tests for, ADHD. Currently, the majority of specific genes implicated in ADHD encode components of catecholamine signaling systems. Of these, the dopamine transporter (DAT) is a principal target of the...
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