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Genetics of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: current findings and future directions.
Expert review of neurotherapeutics - 1 Apr 2013
Akutagava-Martins Glaucia Chiyoko, Salatino-Oliveira Angelica, Kieling Christian Costa, Rohde Luis Augusto, Hutz Mara Helena
Abstract excerpt
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 5.29% of children worldwide. It presents a heterogeneous clinical expression, and both environmental and genetic factors are involved in the etiology. Despite high heritability estimates, identification of genes that confer susceptibility to ADHD has been a slow and difficult process. The first genetic studies targeted...
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