Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Data on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder published by researchers at Karolinska University
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, July 17th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal BMC Psychiatry, "Pharmacological and genetic studies suggest the importance of the dopaminergic, serotonergic, and noradrenergic systems in the pathogenesis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD) and Disruptive Behavior Disorder ( DBD). We have, in a population-based sample, studied associations between dimensions of the ADHD/DBD phenotype and Monoamine Oxidase B ( MAO-B) activity in platelets and polymorphisms in two serotonergic genes: the Monoamine Oxidase A Variable Number of Tandem Repeats ( MAO-A VNTR) and the 5-Hydroxytryptamine Transporter gene-Linked Polymorphic Region ( 5- HTT LPR)."
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2008-07-17)
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