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Response to methylphenidate in adults with ADHD is associated with a polymorphism in SLC6A3 (DAT1).
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Mar 2008
Kooij J Sandra, Boonstra A Marije, Vermeulen Sita H, Heister Angelien G, Burger Huibert, Buitelaar Jan K, Franke Barbara
Abstract excerpt
In this pharmacogenetic study in adults with ADHD (n = 42), a stratified analysis was performed of the association between response to methylphenidate (MPH), assessed under double-blind conditions, and polymorphisms in the genes encoding the dopamine transporter, SLC6A3 (DAT1), the norepinephrine transporter, SLC6A2 (NET), and the dopamine receptor D4, DRD4. The VNTR polymorphism in the 3' untranslated region of...
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