Article
DSM-IV combined type ADHD shows familial association with sibling trait scores: a sampling strategy for QTL linkage.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Dec 2008
Chen Wai, Zhou Kaixin, Sham Pak, Franke Barbara, Kuntsi Jonna, Campbell Desmond, Fleischman Karin, Knight Jo, Andreou Penny, Arnold Renée, Altink Marieke, Boer Frits, Boholst Mary Jane, Buschgens Cathelijne, Butler Louise, Christiansen Hanna, Fliers Ellen, Howe-Forbes Raoul, Gabriëls Isabel, Heise Alexander, Korn-Lubetzki Isabelle, Marco Rafaela, Medad She'era, Minderaa Ruud, Müller Ueli C, Mulligan Aisling, Psychogiou Lamprini, Rommelse Nanda, Sethna Vaheshta, Uebel Henrik, McGuffin Peter, Plomin Robert, Banaschewski Tobias, Buitelaar Jan, Ebstein Richard, Eisenberg Jacques, Gill Michael, Manor Iris, Miranda Ana, Mulas Fernando, Oades Robert D, Roeyers Herbert, Rothenberger Aribert, Sergeant Joseph, Sonuga-Barke Edmund, Steinhausen Hans-Christoph, Taylor Eric, Thompson Margaret, Faraone Stephen V, Asherson Philip
Abstract excerpt
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a discrete clinical syndrome characterized by the triad of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity in the context of marked impairments. Molecular genetic studies have been successful in identifying genetic variants associated with ADHD, particularly with DSM-IV inattentive and combined subtypes. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) approaches to linkage and...
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