Dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene in Han Chinese children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Increased prevalence of the 2-repeat allele

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 133 B, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-56

  Leung, Patrick W L ^a   Lee, C C ^b   Hung, S F ^b   Ho, T P ^b   Tang, C P ^b   Kwong, S L ^b   Leung, S Y ^c   Yuen, S T ^c   Lieh Mak, F ^c   Oosterlaan, Jaap ^d   Grady, Deborah ^e   Harxhi, Ante ^e   Ding, Y C ^e   Chi, H C ^e   Flodman, Pamela ^e   Schuck, Sabrina ^e   Spence, M Anne ^e   Moyzis, Robert ^e   Swanson, James ^e  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2 repeat allele; 7 repeat allele; ADHD; DRD4; Han Chinese

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHINA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4;

EID: 19944432137     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30129     Document Type: Article

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