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ADHD risk alleles associated with opiate addiction: study of addicted parents and their children.
Pediatric research - 1 Aug 2016
Ornoy Asher, Finkel-Pekarsky Victoria, Peles Einat, Adelson Miriam, Schreiber Shaul, Ebstein P Richard
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BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms in genes such as DAT1, 5HTTLPR, D4DR4, and MAO-A have been linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and susceptibility for opiate addiction. We investigated in opiate-addicted parents and their children the rate of ADHD and genetic markers that could predict susceptibility to ADHD and/or opiate addiction. METHODS: We studied 64 heroin-addicted, methadone-maintained...
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