Genetic evidence for the association of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis with ADHD and methylphenidate treatment response

NeuroMolecular Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 122-132

  Fortier, Marie Ève ^a,b   Sengupta, Sarojini M ^a,b   Grizenko, Natalie ^a,b   Choudhry, Zia ^a,b   Thakur, Geeta ^a,b   Joober, Ridha ^a,b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Cortisol; Glucorticoid receptor; HPA axis; Methylphenidate; Mineralocorticoid receptor

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; METHYLPHENIDATE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PLACEBO;

AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONNERS TEACHERS AND RESTRICTED ACADEMIC SITUATION SCALE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NR3C1 GENE; NR3C2 GENE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THOUGHT DISORDER; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874715515     PISSN: 15351084     EISSN: 15591174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12017-012-8202-1     Document Type: Article

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