Is NOS1 a genetic link between RLS and ADHD?

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-61

  Reif, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 72149129766     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.05.009     Document Type: Letter

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