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A family based study implicates solute carrier family 1-member 3 (SLC1A3) gene in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Jun 2005
Turic Darko, Langley Kate, Williams Hywel, Norton Nadine, Williams Nigel M, Moskvina Valentina, Van den Bree Marianne B, Owen Michael J, Thapar Anita, O'Donovan Michael C
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BACKGROUND: The glutamatergic system, the major excitatory neurotransmitter system in the central nervous system (CNS) has been proposed as contributing a possible role in the etiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This is based upon observations from animal, neuroimaging, neuroanatomical and neuropsychological studies. Genes related to glutamate function are therefore good functional...
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