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No association between MspI allele of the ADRA2A polymorphism and ADHD: meta-analysis of family-based studies.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Shiffrin Nina D, Gruber June, Glatt Stephen J, Faraone Stephen V
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There is evidence for a genetic contribution to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although no candidate genes have attained genome-wide significance to date. Given that the noradrenergic system has been implicated in ADHD, the gene for the α2-adrenergic receptor (ADRA2A) has been hypothesized to contribute to the pathogenesis of ADHD. The present investigation reports results from a meta-analysis...
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