Table 1

Studies of the association between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the SLC6A3 480-bp VNTR allele

StudyLocationNo. of probandsDiagnostic systemTest of associationLinkageStatisticp value
Barr et al27Canada102DSM-IVTDTχ2 = 2.60.06
Roman et al28Brazil81DSM-IVHHRRχ2 = 0.020.88
Curran et al29Turkey111DSM-IVTDTχ2 = 0.930.34
Curran et al29United Kingdom66DSM-IVTDT+χ2 = 8.970.001
Holmes et al30United Kingdom137ICD-10, DSM-IV and DSM-III-RTDTOR = 0.890.59
Palmer et al31United States209DSM-IV and DSM-III-RTDTOR = 0.880.40
Daly et al32Ireland118DSM-IVHHRR+RR = 1.20.006
Waldman et al33United States122DSM-IVTDT+*OR = 1.630.06
Cook et al34United States49DSM-III-RHHRR+OR = 3.170.01
  • Note: DSM = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; TDT = transmission disequilibrium test; HHRR = haplotype-based haplotype relative risk; OR = odds ratio; ICD-10 = International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth revision; RR = relative risk.

  • * For combined type only.