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A family-based study of Indian subjects from Kolkata reveals allelic association of the serotonin transporter intron-2 (STin2) polymorphism and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Jun 2006
Banerjee Emili, Sinha Swagata, Chatterjee Anindita, Gangopadhyay Prasanta Kumar, Singh Manoranjan, Nandagopal Krishnadas
Abstract excerpt
Serotonin transporter (SLC6A4) polymorphisms are variously implicated in mediating susceptibility to attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a highly heritable and heterogeneous disorder with onset in childhood. Since there has been no survey in this regard from India, a sample of 56 ADHD cases and 174 healthy individuals from Kolkata were genotyped for the SLC6A4 promoter (5-HTTLPR) and intron-2 (STin2)...
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