Article
Genome-wide association study in German patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Dec 2011
Hinney Anke, Scherag André, Jarick Ivonne, Albayrak Özgür, Pütter Carolin, Pechlivanis Sonali, Dauvermann Maria R, Beck Sebastian, Weber Heike, Scherag Susann, Nguyen Trang T, Volckmar Anna-Lena, Knoll Nadja, Faraone Stephen V, Neale Benjamin M, Franke Barbara, Cichon Sven, Hoffmann Per, Nöthen Markus M, Schreiber Stefan, Jöckel Karl-Heinz, Wichmann H-Erich, Freitag Christine, Lempp Thomas, Meyer Jobst, Gilsbach Susanne, Herpertz-Dahlmann Beate, Sinzig Judith, Lehmkuhl Gerd, Renner Tobias J, Warnke Andreas, Romanos Marcel, Lesch Klaus-Peter, Reif Andreas, Schimmelmann Benno G, Hebebrand Johannes
Abstract excerpt
The heritability of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is approximately 0.8. Despite several larger scale attempts, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have not led to the identification of significant results. We performed a GWAS based on 495 German young patients with ADHD (according to DSM-IV criteria; Human660W-Quadv1; Illumina, San Diego, CA) and on 1,300 population-based adult controls...
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