Attention Deficit Disorder in Three Pairs of Monozygotic Twins: A Case Report

WILLIAM A. HEFFRON; CATHERINE A. MARTIN; RICHARD J. WELSH

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Attention Deficit Disorder in Three Pairs of Monozygotic Twins: A Case Report

WILLIAM A. HEFFRON, CATHERINE A. MARTIN, RICHARD J. WELSH

Psychiatry

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Three pairs of monozygotic twins, all concordant for attention deficit disorder, are reported. The literature on the genetic implications of attention deficit disorder is reviewed, including twin, family and adoption studies. The effect of prematurity, abuse and neglect on the twins in this report is also discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	299-301
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-7138(09)60507-0
State	Published - 1984

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
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