Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - Genetics
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The heterogeneity of causes and courses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Attention-deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a frequent mental disorder with onset in childhood and persistence into adulthood in a sizeable number of people. Despite a rather simple clinical definition, ADHD has many facets ... Read more...

Association of intronic variants of the BTBD9 gene with Tourette syndrome.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To test the association between Tourette syndrome (TS) and genetic variants in genomic loci MEIS1, MAP2K5/LBXCOR1, and BTBD9, for which genome-wide association studies in restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements during sleep ... Read more...

Dopaminergic haplotype as a predictor of spatial inattention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

29 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: A distinct pattern of selective attention deficits in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been difficult to identify. Heterogeneity may reflect differences in underlying genetics. OBJECTIVE: To document an objective deficit ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - Genetics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The heterogeneity of causes and courses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 30 Oct 2009
• Association of intronic variants of the BTBD9 gene with Tourette syndrome. 29 Sep 2009
• Dopaminergic haplotype as a predictor of spatial inattention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 29 Sep 2009
• Candidate genes involved in neural plasticity and the risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis of 8 common variants. 30 Aug 2009
• Investigating epigenetic influences on seizure disposition. 30 Jul 2009
• Hyperactive-impulsive symptom scores and oppositional behaviours reflect alternate manifestations of a single liability. 23 Jul 2009
• Replication of an association of a promoter polymorphism of the dopamine transporter gene and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. 30 Jun 2009
• Genetic risk for conduct disorder symptom subtypes in an ADHD sample: specificity to aggressive symptoms. 29 Jun 2009
• Rethinking environmental contributions to child and adolescent psychopathology: a meta-analysis of shared environmental influences. 29 Jun 2009
• Apolipoprotein E genotype modifies the risk of behavior problems after infant cardiac surgery. 29 Jun 2009
• Social functioning difficulties in ADHD: association with PDD risk. 29 Jun 2009
• Candidate gene studies of ADHD: a meta-analytic review. 7 Jun 2009
• Prenatal smoking and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: DRD4-7R as a plasticity gene. 3 Jun 2009
• SNAP-25: a novel candidate gene in psychiatric genetics. 30 May 2009
• Dopamine transporter genotype and stimulant side effect factors in youth diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 30 May 2009
• Significant phenotypic variability of Muenke syndrome in identical twins. 30 May 2009
• Candidate gene analysis in an on-going genome-wide association study of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: suggestive association signals in ADRA1A. 30 May 2009
• Cytogenetic assessment of methylphenidate treatment in pediatric patients treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 20 May 2009
• Nocturnal enuresis: a suggestive endophenotype marker for a subgroup of inattentive attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 13 May 2009
• Validation and extension of the endophenotype model in ADHD patterns of inheritance in a family study of inhibitory control. 13 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity'

Definition: A behavior disorder originating in childhood in which the essential features are signs of developmentally inappropriate inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Although most individuals have symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, one or the other pattern may be predominant. The disorder is more frequent in males than females. Onset is in childhood. Symptoms often attenuate during late adolescence although a minority experience the full complement of symptoms into mid-adulthood. (From DSM-IV)

Descriptor UI: D001289

Alternative terms: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Hyperkinetic Syndrome; Syndromes, Hyperkinetic; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Attention Deficit Disorders with Hyperactivity; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders; Brain Dysfunction, Minimal; Dysfunction, Minimal Brain; Minimal Brain Dysfunction; Attention Deficit Disorder; Attention Deficit Disorders; Deficit Disorder, Attention; Deficit Disorders, Attention; Disorder, Attention Deficit; Disorders, Attention Deficit;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.550.150.150;

Online Note: use ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY to search HYPERKINETIC SYNDROME 1981-83 & MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION 1969-80 (as Prov 1969-72)

History Note: 84; was HYPERKINETIC SYNDROME 1981-83; was MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION 1969-80 (Prov 1969-72)

Technical Notes: not confined to children; do not confuse with HYPERKINESIS: note X refs under both; DF: ADDH or ADHD