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SUBMITTER: Kendler KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4832920 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Psychological medicine 20160401 6
<h4>Background</h4>Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) predisposes to drug abuse (DA) and twin studies suggest shared genetic effects. We here seek to determine, using adoption and adoption-like samples, the magnitude of the cross-generational transmission from DA in parents to ADHD in their children and clarify the degree to which this arises from genetic v. rearing effects.<h4>Method</h4>We ascertained ADHD and DA from multiple Swedish registries. Statistical analysis was performed ...[more]