Genetic study: GO!

Genetics of Substance Use Disorders and ADHD

Yes! We’ve got the go-ahead and will develop this study.
Yesterday evening we had this extra meeting on developing a research project on the genetics of SUD and ADHD. Before discussing this in the entire group of ICASA-researchers we discussed the plan with a smaller group. It proves to be a challenge to design a proper study. We need large samples of patients, with well defined diagnoses.
The costs involved for analyzing DNA samples are impressive. Via ICASA we have access to large numbers of patients with SUD. And we have world class experts and institutes on board: Columbia University (New York), Karolinska institute (Stockholm), Curtin University (Perth) and University Vall d’Hebron (Barcelona) to mention a few.
Today (Friday) we will discuss the genetics study in the plenary ICASA meeting.

Geurt

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