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Case-control study of six genes asymmetrically expressed in the two cerebral hemispheres: association of BAIAP2 with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Nov 2009
Ribasés Marta, Bosch Rosa, Hervás Amaia, Ramos-Quiroga Josep Antoni, Sánchez-Mora Cristina, Bielsa Anna, Gastaminza Xavier, Guijarro-Domingo Sílvia, Nogueira Mariana, Gómez-Barros Núria, Kreiker Susanne, Gross-Lesch Silke, Jacob Christian P, Lesch Klaus-Peter, Reif Andreas, Johansson Stefan, Plessen Kerstin J, Knappskog Per M, Haavik Jan, Estivill Xavier, Casas Miguel, Bayés Mònica, Cormand Bru
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BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disease that persists into adulthood in at least 30% of patients. There is evidence suggesting that abnormal left-right brain asymmetries in ADHD patients may be involved in a variety of ADHD-related cognitive processes, including sustained attention, working memory, response inhibition and planning. Although...
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