Association between the alpha-2C-adrenergic receptor gene and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a Korean sample

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 446, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 108-111

  Cho, Soo Churl ^a   Kim, Jae Won ^a   Kim, Boong Nyun ^a   Hwang, Jun Won ^a   Shin, Min Sup ^a   Park, Mira ^b   Kim, Soon Ae ^b   Cho, Dae Yeon ^c   Yoo, Hee Jeong ^d   Chung, Un Sun ^e   Son, Jung Woo ^f   Park, Tae Won ^g  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

^c LabGenomics Clinical Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Chungbuk National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ADRA2C gene; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Temperament; Transmission disequilibrium test (TDT)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2C ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; JUNIOR TEMPERAMENT AND CHARACTER INVENTORY; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION SEEKING; TEMPERAMENT;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; KOREA; MALE; MUTATION; NOREPINEPHRINE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 54049089146     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.09.058     Document Type: Article

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