Adrenergic Alpha 2C Receptor Genomic Organization: Association Study in Adult ADHD

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 127 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-67

  De Luca, Vincenzo ^a   Muglia, Pierandrea ^a   Vincent, John B ^a   Lanktree, Matthew ^a   Jain, Umesh ^a   Kennedy, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADRA2C; Adult ADHD; Genetics; TDT

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2C ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATOMOXETINE;

ADRA2C GENE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 2142660787     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20171     Document Type: Article

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