title: Inferring candidate genes for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessed by the World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS).
abstract: The present study tests the psychometric properties and validity of the German version of the World Health Organization Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Self-Report Scale (ASRS), which is a short screening instrument for use in the general population. Furthermore, two candidate genes for ADHD, the COMT VAL158MET and the 5-HT2a T102C polymorphisms, were tested for associations with the ASRS subscales inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity in N = 203 healthy subjects. The ordinal CFA yielded a two-factorial model corroborating the structure of the official English WHO version. Genetic analysis revealed an association between the VAL allele of COMT and the inattention scale (F(1, 201) = 7.20, p = 0.008), the hyperactivity/impulsivity scale (F(1, 201) = 4.30, p = 0.039), and the total ASRS scale (F(2, 201) = 7.64, p = 0.006) with highest scores in carriers of the MET/MET genotype. The C-allele of 5-HT2a was significantly associated with the hyperactivity/impulsivity scale (F(1, 201) = 5.52, p = 0.020) and the total ASRS scale (F(1, 201) = 4.21, p = 0.042) with highest scores in carriers of the TT genotype. The data provide evidence for the structural as well as for the external validity of the ASRS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Giessen, Germany. martin.reuter@psychol.uni-giessen.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reuter
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kirsch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hennig
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A / Q000235:genetics*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase