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Association between the alpha-2C-adrenergic receptor gene and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a Korean sample.
Neuroscience letters - 3 Dec 2008
Cho Soo-Churl, Kim Jae-Won, Kim Boong-Nyun, Hwang Jun-Won, Shin Min-Sup, Park Mira, Kim Soon Ae, Cho Dae-Yeon, Yoo Hee-Jeong, Chung Un-Sun, Son Jung-Woo, Park Tae-Won
Abstract excerpt
Findings from preclinical and clinical research support the involvement of central noradrenergic dysregulation in the etiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Previous studies have suggested that the alpha-2C-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRA2C) is associated with ADHD. The aims of this study were to examine the association between the ADRA2C (GT)n repeat polymorphism (STR marker adra2c1) and...
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