A high density linkage disequilibrium mapping in 14 noradrenergic genes: evidence of association between SLC6A2, ADRA1B and ADHD

Ziarih Hawi, Natasha Matthews, Edwina Barry, Aiveen Kirley, Joe Wagner, Robyn Wallace, Helen Somerset Heussler, Alasdair Lachlan Angus Vance, Michael Gill, Mark Andrew Bellgrove

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Abstract

Pharmacological evidence suggests the importance of noradrenergic and other monoaminergic neurotransmitters in the aetiology and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Until recently, the genes of the noradrenergic pathway were not intensively investigated in ADHD compared to dopaminergic and serotonergic candidates
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)895 - 902
Number of pages8
JournalPsychopharmacology
Volume225
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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