Are we ready for endophenotypes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 262-263

  Sergeant, Joseph ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; ENDOPHENOTYPE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; THOUGHT DISORDER; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 31544465228     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: 15164446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462005000400001     Document Type: Editorial

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