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Dopamine transporter genotype conveys familial risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through striatal activation.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 1 Jan 2008
Durston Sarah, Fossella John A, Mulder Martijn J, Casey B J, Ziermans Tim B, Vessaz M Nathalie, VAN Engeland Herman
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OBJECTIVE: The dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene has been implicated in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although the mechanism by which it exerts its effects remains unknown. The polymorphism associated with ADHD has been shown to affect expression of the transporter in vitro and in vivo. Dopamine transporters are predominantly expressed in the striatum, but also in the cerebellar vermis....
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