Article
Association and linkage of the dopamine transporter gene and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children: heterogeneity owing to diagnostic subtype and severity.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 1998
Waldman I D, Rowe D C, Abramowitz A, Kozel S T, Mohr J H, Sherman S L, Cleveland H H, Sanders M L, Gard J M, Stever C
Abstract excerpt
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 3%-5% of children in the United States. In the current psychiatric nomenclature, ADHD comprises three subtypes: inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, and combined. In this study, we used four analytic strategies to examine the as...
Topics
- Alleles
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
- Behavioral Symptoms
- Carrier Proteins
- Child
- Diseases in Twins
- Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Genes, Dominant