Sleep Science (Jun 2024)

Insomnia Polygenic Component on Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder: Exploring this Association Using Genomic Data from Brazilian Families

  • Marina Xavier Carpena,
  • Brenda Barbon Fraga,
  • Thais Martins-Silva,
  • Angélica Salatino-Oliveira,
  • Júlia Pasqualini Genro,
  • Guilherme V. Polanczyk,
  • Cristian Zeni,
  • Marcelo Schmitz,
  • Rodrigo Chazan,
  • Mara Helena Hutz,
  • Luis Augusto Rohde,
  • Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1777787
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 02
pp. e194 – e198

Abstract

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Introduction Insomnia is highly prevalent among individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, the biological mechanisms shared between both conditions is still elusive. We aimed to investigate whether insomnia's genomic component is able to predict ADHD in childhood and adolescence.

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