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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder polygenic risk scores predict attention problems in a population-based sample of children.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 1 Oct 2014
Groen-Blokhuis Maria M, Middeldorp Christel M, Kan Kees-Jan, Abdellaoui Abdel, van Beijsterveldt Catharina E M, Ehli Erik A, Davies Gareth E, Scheet Paul A, Xiao Xiangjun, Hudziak James J, Hottenga Jouke-Jan, Neale Ben M, Boomsma Dorret I
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OBJECTIVE: Clinically, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention and is among the most common childhood disorders. These same traits that define ADHD are variable in the general population, and the clinical diagnosis may represent the extreme end of a continuous distribution of inattentive and hyperactive behaviors. This hypothesis can be...
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