title: Association analysis of serotonin transporter promoter gene polymorphism with ADHD and related symptomatology.
abstract: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood behavioral disorders. Genetic factors contribute to the underlying liability to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Several investigations have reported associations between ADHD and serotonin transporter promoter polymorphisms, but the results have been inconsistent. The present study did not find significant association between ADHD and serotonin transporter promoter polymorphisms, but did find an effect of serotonin transporter promoter polymorphisms on some ADHD symptomatology. Patients homozygous for the short allele showed more Withdrawn or Somatic complaint scores than subjects with the long allele.
authors.affiliation: Departmemt of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha Hunan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ai-Ling
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Lin-Yan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Yu-Hu
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bei-Sha
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Xue-Rong
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Chun-Xiang
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Qiao-Rong
authors.initials: QR
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C493230:SLC6A4 protein, human; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins