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Association between DRD4 gene and performance of children with ADHD in a test of sustained attention.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Nov 2006
Kieling Christian, Roman Tatiana, Doyle Alysa E, Hutz Mara Helena, Rohde Luis Augusto
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BACKGROUND: The adoption of neuropsychological tests as endophenotypic measures can provide an increased sensitivity to specific dimensions of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS: The association between a variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism at the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) and the performance of children and adolescents with ADHD in a continuous performance test (CPT) was...
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