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Association of the dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene with a refined phenotype of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a family-based approach.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 1998
Swanson J M, Sunohara G A, Kennedy J L, Regino R, Fineberg E, Wigal T, Lerner M, Williams L, LaHoste G J, Wigal S
Abstract excerpt
Previously in this journal, we reported an association of the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In a population-association (case-control) study of 39 children with a refined phenotype of ADHD and 39 ethnically matched controls, we observed an increased percentage of the 7 repeat allele (29% vs 12%) and the 7+ genotype (49% vs 21%) in the ADHD group compared to...
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