Evidence that variation at the serotonin transporter gene influences susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Analysis and pooled analysis

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 908-912

  Kent, L ^a   Doerry, U ^b   Hardy, E ^a   Parmar, R ^c   Gingell, K ^d   Hawi, Z ^e   Kirley, A ^e   Lowe, N ^e   Fitzgerald, M ^e   Gill, M ^e   Craddock, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c South Warwickshire Combined Care NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

5HTT; ADHD; Association study; HSERT

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036384203     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001100     Document Type: Article

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