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Support for an independent familial segregation of executive and intelligence endophenotypes in ADHD families.
Psychological medicine - 1 Nov 2008
Rommelse N N J, Altink M E, Oosterlaan J, Buschgens C J M, Buitelaar J, Sergeant J A
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BACKGROUND: Impairments in executive functioning (EF) and intelligence quotient (IQ) are frequently observed in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The aim of this paper was twofold: first, to examine whether both domains are viable endophenotypic candidates for ADHD and second to investigate whether deficits in both domains tend to co-segregate within families. METHOD: A large...
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