Differential association betweenMAOA, ADHD and neuropsychological functioning in boys and girls
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Differential association between MAOA, ADHD and neuropsychological functioning in boys and girls.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more common in boys than in girls. It has been hypothesized that this sex difference might be related to genes on the X-chromosome, like Monoamine Oxidase A (MAOA). Almost all studies on the role of MAOA in ADHD have focused predominantly on boys, making it unknown whether MAOA also has an effect on ADHD in girls, and few studies have investiga...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1552-4841,1552-485X
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30845