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Genetic interaction analysis for DRD4 and DAT1 genes in a group of Mexican ADHD patients.
Neuroscience letters - 27 Feb 2009
Gabriela Martínez-Levy, John Díaz-Galvis, Magdalena Briones-Velasco, Ariadna Gómez-Sánchez, Francisco De la Peña-Olvera, Liz Sosa-Mora, Lino Palacios-Cruz, Josefina Ricardo-Garcell, Ernesto Reyes-Zamorano, Carlos Cruz-Fuentes
Abstract excerpt
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a clinically complex and multifactorial psychiatric disorder of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Family, twin and adoption studies suggest a genetic influence in the etiology of ADHD. Two variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphic systems have been frequently associated with this disorder: the 7 repeat (R) allele in exon 3 of the dopamine...
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