Polymorphisms of dopamine-β-hydroxylase in ADHD children

Folia Biologica

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 194-201

  Kopečkova, Marta ^a   Paclt, I ^b   Goetz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

1603T; 5 ins; ADHD; C 1021T; Del; Dopamine hydroxylase; G444A; G910T; Plasma activity; Polymorphism; TaqI

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; NORADRENALIN TRANSPORTER; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERKINESIA; IMPULSIVENESS; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 33845882732     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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