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Association of Y-linked variants with impulsivity and aggression in boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder of Chinese Han descent.
Psychiatry research - 1 Jun 2017
Liu Lu, Cheng Jia, Li Haimei, Su Yi, Sun Li, Yang Li, Qian Qiujin, Wang Yufeng
Abstract excerpt
Y chromosome plays important role in brain function and may help to explain the sex difference in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A total of 857 boys with ADHD and 574 male controls were genotyped for 14 Y-linked markers. Analyses for both dichotomous phenotype and quantitative traits and the interaction effects with MAOA were performed. The results indicated significant association of four...
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