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Chunk #4 — Introduction

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Genetic variants in SLC9A9 are associated with measures of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in families.
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the correlation with affection status and having a heritable component, are important for selecting an appropriate endophenotype for genetic analysis (Castellanos and Tannock, 2002). Another approach to define endophenotypes is to focus on symptom counts, either in raw form, or based on T-scores from questionnaires. In this study, we focused on endophenotypes derived from both the CPT and questionnaire data.