Association of the dopamine beta hydroxylase gene with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Genetic analysis of the Milwaukee longitudinal study

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 119 B, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-85

  Smith, Karen Müller ^a   Daly, Mark ^b   Fischer, Mariellen ^c   Yiannoutsos, Constantin T ^d   Bauer, Lorri ^c   Barkley, Russell ^e   Navia, Bradford A ^a,f,g  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Research Laboratories in Psychiatry   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Dopamine; Dopamine beta hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNOLOGY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0041629619     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20005     Document Type: Article

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