Twin studies and their implications for molecular genetic studies: Endophenotypes integrate quantitative and molecular genetics in ADHD research

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 874-883

  Wood, Alexis C ^a   Neale, Michael C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; endophenotype; genomewide association; translational research; twin studies

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; BIOMETRY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77955681329     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.06.006     Document Type: Review

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