ADHD genes found, known to play roles in neurodevelopment
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 10:42
in Health & Medicine
Pediatric researchers have identified hundreds of gene variations that occur more frequently in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than in children without ADHD. Many of those genes were already known to be important for learning, behavior, brain function and neurodevelopment, but had not been previously associated with ADHD.
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