Medical News: ADHD May Have Genetic Component - in Pediatrics, ADHD/ADD from MedPage Today

Medical News: ADHD May Have Genetic Component - in Pediatrics, ADHD/ADD from MedPage Today
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were more likely than other kids to have large chunks of deleted or duplicated DNA called copy number variants, possibly establishing a genetic component to the disorder, researchers found.
See the original article here: Rare chromosomal deletions and duplications in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a genome-wide analysis : The Lancet

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