Posted on 04/12/2007 9:18:15 AM PDT by driftdiver
Scientists in Germany said Thursday they have found compelling evidence of a genetic link to hyperactivity in children, identifying three mutations prevalent in fidgety youngsters.
A research team led by Professor Johannes Hebebrand of the University of Duisburg-Essen in western Germany studied 329 families in which one child had attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder syndrome.
They found that a great majority -- around 70 percent -- had a combination of three mutations in the gene for the so-called dopamine transporter linked to hyperactivity.
"People who have this combination in both copies of the gene have a 2.5 increased ADHD risk. People with only one copy of this variant still have almost twice the risk," Hebebrand said in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
The story doesn’t say if these scientists think this mutation is spontaneous or the result of exposure to something.
After the thread the other day about doctors and religions, I though this was a result of demon-possesed sinful children, instead of a gene mutation..
So the answer is to drug the little mutants?
Just smack ‘em around a bit, they’ll straighten up.
Vee haf vays of makink you sit shtill!
I acknowledge that _some_ kids do have a genuine problem. The majority, however, just need their fannies tanned on occasion.
Its a disease, man have a heart.
Sorry forgot the /sarc tag
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