Tag Archives: epigenetics

ADHD and Your Genes — ADHD Tip O the Day 735

Posted on August 16, 2016 by doug with ADHD

What about ADHD genes? We each have two copies of the serotonin transport gene, SERT, one from each parent.  This gene regulates uptake of serotonin back into the cell. The gene comes in two flavors, long (L) and short (S). … Continue reading →

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Your Genes and Your ADD ADHD — ADD Tip O the Day 631

Posted on July 22, 2015 by doug with ADHD

  Causes and Courses of ADD ADHD Interesting article from JAMA Psychiatry July 2015 by Pingault, et al.  I don’t really understand the article, but here’s what I get out of it. Genes and Environment and Their Interaction Most psychiatric … Continue reading →

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ADD ADHD and Genes- an epigenetic viewpoint — ADD Tip o the day 544

Posted on September 20, 2014 by doug with ADHD

Retirement?? Thought when I retired I’d take a genetics course, learn all about it. Hasn’t happened. Retirement is more time consuming than I ever imagined, and the change in scheduling  has still got me thrown off. But I have read … Continue reading →

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Genes part 2 — ADD Tip o the Day 399

Posted on June 23, 2013 by doug with ADHD

We, at least most of us, have 24 chromosomes plus 2 sex chromosomes, xx or xy for most of us, half from our mother and half from our father.  The genes are carried on these chromosomes.  Science has been searching … Continue reading →

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