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VNTR polymorfismus genu pro serotoninový přenašeč ovlivňuje dispozice k ADHD u chlapců z české populace

Title in English VTNR polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene and hyperkinetic disorder/ADHD at boys of Czech population
Authors

DRTÍLKOVÁ Ivana LOCHMAN Jiří ŽÁČKOVÁ Markéta ČASTULÍK Lukáš THEINER Pavel ŠERÝ Omar FILOVÁ Alena

Year of publication 2010
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Duševní poruchy a kvalita péče
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Field Psychiatry, sexuology
Keywords hyperkinetic disorder; ADHD; serotonin transporter gene; VNTR polymorphism; association study
Description The relationship between the VNTR polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene and hyperkinetic disorder/ADHD was studied in this association study. 90 boys aged from 7 to 13 years treated for ADHD in the Department of Psychiatry of the Faculty Hospital in Brno and 82 boys, pupils of Brno elementary schools, as a control group were studied.The results showed a statistically significant relationship between the VNTR polymorphism of the 5-HTT gene and ADHD.

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