Re: ADHD blamed for illegal drug use and crime

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:43:52 -0000, "Stan Mould" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

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>"Anon Poster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> Williams' Syndrome, for example, appears to be one such condition
>that
>> is often accompanied by the features of AD/HD.
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>Do tell the others what Williams' Syndrome is.

  1. The molecular basis of Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS)

  WBS is a rare microdeletion syndrome with a sporadic incidence
  of 1 in 20,000 live births, that presents with a wide spectrum
  of clinical symptoms affecting almost every body system. These
  include cardiovascular lesions, recognizable facies, dental
  problems, hypersensitivity to sound, hypercalcemia, and
  musculoskeletal abnormalities. Individuals with WBS also have
  a complex cognitive and behavioural profile which includes mild
  mental retardation, delayed expressive and receptive language
  skills, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and anxiety.
  WBS is caused by the deletion of at least 25 genes on one copy of
  human chromosome 7, causing haploinsufficiency, or the inability
  of some of the genes within the deletion to compensate for the
  lack of one copy.
  - http://www.uhnres.utoronto.ca/institutes/html/tgri/gm/osborne.html

>In fact there is a remarkable similarity between Tourette's Syndrome
>and AD/HD - some say that AD/HD is TS without tics.  I don't agree
>about the latter, but do think that there is a link, just as some say
>there is an overlap of about 30% between AD/HD and dyslexia.
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>I beleiev that dyslexia is just another (inaccurate)  term for those
>with AD/HD who have difficulty in reading.

I found this article (Genetics and ADHD) interesting:
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/gn301/Supplements/ADHD_Paper.html