Article
No association of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with genes of the serotonergic pathway in Han Chinese subjects.
Neuroscience letters - 31 Jul 2006
Li Jun, Wang Yufeng, Zhou Rulun, Wang Bing, Zhang Haobo, Yang Li, Faraone Stephen V
Abstract excerpt
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex psychiatric syndrome with cardinal symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, and is a significant risk factor for poor health outcomes in both adolescence and adulthood. Etiology is clearly multifactoral, with probable contributions from both genetic and environmental factors. The genetic contribution is prominent, with estimated...
Topics
- Asian People
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
- Child
- China
- Genotype
- Humans
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A
- Receptors, Serotonin