Gene-environment Interactions and Brain Functional Connectivity in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Summary

The aims of the current study are to examine gene-environment interactions associated with norepinephrine (NE) system genes (ADRA2A, SLC6A2) in ADHD, and to evaluate whether genetic changes in norepinephrine pathway are associated with differences in functional connectivity of white matter fiber tracts, as measured by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Furthermore, this study aims to examine neurobiological markers, such as intermediate neuroimaging phenotypes or neuropsychological endophenotypes associated with the pathophysiology of ADHD. Through evaluating drug responses and side effects with the associated measures of clinical, neuropsychological and neuroimaging characteristics, investigators would like to investigate predictors of treatment response associated with NE system genes in ADHD.

Timeline

Start

2010-05

Primary completion

2013-04

Completion

2013-04

Publications

• Kim JI, Kim JW, Shin I, Kim BN. Effects of Interaction Between DRD4 Methylation and Prenatal Maternal Stress on Methylphenidate-Induced Changes in Continuous Performance Test Performance in Youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2018 Oct;28(8):562-570. doi: 10.1089/cap.2018.0054. Epub 2018 Jun 15.
• Kim JW, Sharma V, Ryan ND. Predicting Methylphenidate Response in ADHD Using Machine Learning Approaches. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2015 May 10;18(11):pyv052. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyv052.
• Hong SB, Zalesky A, Park S, Yang YH, Park MH, Kim B, Song IC, Sohn CH, Shin MS, Kim BN, Cho SC, Kim JW. COMT genotype affects brain white matter pathways in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Hum Brain Mapp. 2015 Jan;36(1):367-77. doi: 10.1002/hbm.22634. Epub 2014 Sep 9.

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