A Genome-Wide Association Meta-Analysis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Population-Based

Christel M Middeldorp1, Anke R Hammerschlag1, Klaasjan G Ouwens1

  • 1Dr. Middeldorp is with Biological Psychology, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam, and GGZinGeest/ VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam. Ms. Hammerschlag is with the Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam. Mr. Ouwens and Dr. Groen-Blokhuis are with Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, and the EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center. Dr. St. Pourcain is with MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MRC IEU), University of Bristol, UK, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol. Dr. Greven is with Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, Karakter, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Center, Radboud University Nijmegen, and MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King's College London. Dr. Pappa is with Generation R Study Group, and Pedagogical and Education Science, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Drs. Tiesler and Thiering are with Institute of Epidemiology I, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany and the Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Munich, and Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich Medical Center, Germany. Mr. Ang, Ms. Wang, and Dr. Pennell are with School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth. Dr. Nolte is with University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. Ms. Vilor-Tejedor is with Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, and CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid. Mr. Bacelis is with Gothenburg University, Sweden. Drs. Ebejer, Martin, and Medland are with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia. Drs. Zhao and Nyholt are with Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia. Drs. Davies and Ehli are with Avera Institute for Human Genetics, SD. Drs. Evans, Kemp, and Ring are with MRC IEU, School of Social and Community Medicine, and School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, and Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane. Ms. Fedko is with Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam. Dr. Guxens is with CREAL, UPF, CIBERESP, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus University Medical Center-Sophia Children´s Hospital, The Netherlands. Dr. Hottenga is with Biological Psychology, VU University, and EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center. Dr. Hudziak is with Vermont Center for Children, Youth and Families and College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center. Drs. Jugessur, Myhre, and Stoltenberg are with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo. Ms. Krapohl and Drs. Trzaskowski and Plomin are with MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King's College London. Mr. Murcia is with CIBERESP, and FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València Joint Research Unit of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, Valencia, Spain. Drs. Ormel and Hartman are with the Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE), University Medical Center Groningen. Drs. Standl and Heinrich are with Institute of Epidemiology I, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany. Drs. Stergiakouli and Timpson are with MRC IEU; Dr. Timpson is also with School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol. Dr. van der Most is with University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen. Dr. Neale is with Program in Medical and Population Genetics and Stanley Center for Psychiatric Genetics, Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Analytic and Translation Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Jacobsson is with Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gothenburg University, and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Dr. Sunyer is with CREAL, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, UPF, and CIBERESP. Dr. Whitehouse is with Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth. Dr. Davey Smith is with MRC IEU, and School of Social and Community Medicine. Dr. Tiemeier is with Epidemiology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center. Dr. Posthuma is with the Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center, Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University, and Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center. Dr. Boomsma is with Biological Psychology, VU University, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University, and EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center.

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