ADHD and the DRD4 exon III 7-repeat polymorphism: An international meta-analysis

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 188-193

  Nikolaidis, Aki ^a   Gray, Jeremy R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; DRD4; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DRD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ASIAN; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE EAST; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PATIENT SELECTION; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 77954478667     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsp049     Document Type: Article

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