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Genetics of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: an update

Glaucia Chiyoko Akutagava-MartinsDepartment of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Luis Augusto RohdeChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil;Institute for Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (INCT-CNPq), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Mara Helena HutzDepartment of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 145-156 | Received 28 Sep 2015, Accepted 08 Dec 2015, Published online: 11 Jan 2016

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