Association between a SLC6A3 intron 8 VNTR functional polymorphism and ADHD in a Brazilian sample of adult patients

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 390-391

  Da Silva, Maria Aparecida ^a   Cordeiro, Quirino ^a   Louzã, Mario ^a   Vallada, Homero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SLC6A3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RISK FACTOR; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 77149161123     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462009000400020     Document Type: Letter

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