Genetics of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Are we ready for molecular genetic studies?

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-243

  Todd, Richard D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Family studies; Genetics; Latent class analysis; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; FAMILY STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0034640703     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000612)96:3<241::AID-AJMG1>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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