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The role of a mineralocorticoid receptor gene functional polymorphism in the symptom dimensions of persistent ADHD.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Apr 2013
Kortmann Gustavo Lucena, Contini Verônica, Bertuzzi Guilherme Pinto, Mota Nina Roth, Rovaris Diego Luiz, Paixão-Côrtes Vanessa Rodrigues, de Lima Leandro Leal, Grevet Eugenio Horacio, Salgado Carlos Alberto Iglesias, Vitola Eduardo Schneider, Rohde Luis Augusto, Belmonte-de-Abreu Paulo, Bau Claiton Henrique Dotto
Abstract excerpt
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 5 % of school-aged children and 2.5 % of adults. Genetic studies in ADHD have pointed to genes in different neurobiological systems, with relatively small individual effects. The mineralocorticoid receptor is the main receptor...
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