Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Linkage Scans of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Kaixin Zhou, Astrid Dempfle, Mauricio Arcos-Burgos, Steven C. Bakker, Tobias Banaschewski, Joseph Biederman, Jan Buitelaar, F. Xavier Castellanos, Alysa Doyle, Richard P. Ebstein, Jenny Ekholm, Paola Forabosco, Barbara Franke, Christine Freitag, Susann Friedel, Michael Gill, Johannes Hebebrand, Anke Hinney, Christian Jacob, Klaus Peter LeschSandra K. Loo, Francisco Lopera, James T. McCracken, James J. McGough, Jobst Meyer, Eric Mick, Ana Miranda, Maximilian Muenkel, Fernando Mulas, Stanley F. Nelson, T. Trang Nguyen, Robert D. Oades, Matthew N. Ogdie, Juan David Palacio, David Pineda, Andreas Reif, Tobias J. Renner, Herbert Roeyers, Marcel Romanos, Aribert Rothenberger, Helmut Schaefer, Joseph Sergeant, Richard J. Sinke, Susan L. Smalley, Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Hans-Christoph Steinhausen, Emma van der Meulen, Susanne Walitza, Andreas Warnke, Cathryn M. Lewis, Stephen V. Faraone, Philip Asherson

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Abstract

Genetic contribution to the development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is well established. Seven independent genome-wide linkage scans have been performed to map loci that increase the risk for ADHD. Although significant linkage signals were identified in some of the studies, there has been limited replications between the various independent datasets. The current study gathered the results from all seven of the ADHD linkage scans and performed a Genome Scan Meta Analysis (GSMA) to identify the genomic region with most consistent linkage evidence across the studies. Genome-wide significant linkage (P-SR = 0.00034, P-OR = 0.04) was identified on chromosome 16 between 64 and 83 Nth. In addition there are nine other genomic regions from the GSMA showing nominal or suggestive evidence of linkage. All these linkage results may be informative and focus the search for novel ADHD susceptibility genes. (c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1392 - 1398
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics. Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Volume147B
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Dec 2008

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