Table 1 List of studies included in the meta-analyses of the 48 bp VNTR in DRD4 gene.

From: DRD4 48 bp multiallelic variants as age-population-specific biomarkers in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Authors [Reference]

Case–control; TDT

Years

Populations

ADHD

Controls

Families

Results

Ethnic grouping

Caucasian

Hispanic

African-american

Asian

others

Qian Q [1]

cc-tdt

2004

China

307

165

160

No/no

Asian

   

Chinese

 

Leung PW [2]

cc

2005

China

32

247

 

Yes

Asian

   

Chinese

 

Cheuk DK [3]

cc-tdt

2006

China

64

64

64

Trend/no

Asian

   

Chinese

 

Leung PW [4]

tdt

2017

China

  

33

Yes

Asian

   

Chinese

 

Bhaduri N [5]

cc-tdt

2006

India

50

50

 

No

Asian

   

Indian

 

Das M [6]

cc-tdt

2011

India

126

96

123

No/no

Asian

    

Indo-caucasoid

Maitra S [7]

cc

2014

India

160

120

 

No

Asian

    

Indo-caucasoid

Stanley A [8]

cc

2017

India

44

44

 

No

Asian

   

Indian

 

Kim YS [9]

tdt

2005

Korea

  

126

No

Asian

   

Korean

 

Cho SC [10]

cc-tdt

2007

Korea

116

133

 

No/no

Asian

   

Korean

 

Ji HS [11]

cc

2012

Korea

114

84

 

No

Asian

   

Korean

 

Kim H [12]

cc

2017

Korea

255

98

 

No

Asian

   

Korean

 

Kim JI [13]

cc

2018

Korea

67

44

 

No

Asian

   

Korean

 

Hong JH [14]

cc

2018

Korea

150

322

 

Yes

Asian

   

Korean

 

Brookes KJ [15]

tdt

2005

Taiwan

  

198

No

Asian

   

Taiwanese

 

LaHoste GJ [16]

cc

1996

Canada

39

39

 

Yes

European-Caucasian

85%

12.50%

2.50%

  

Perkovic MN [17]

cc

2014

Croatia

102

128

 

Yes

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Bakker SC [18]

tdt

2005

Dutch

  

236

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Altink ME [19]

cc

2012

Dutch (IMAGE)

350

195

 

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

El-Faddagh M [20]

cc

2004

Germany

24

102

 

Yes

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Becker K [21]

cc

2010

Germany

63

237

 

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Niederhofer H [22]

tdt

2008

Germany, Austria

  

36

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Albrecht B [23]

cc

2014

Germany, Switzerland

94

31

 

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Kereszturi E [24]

cc-tdt

2008

Hungary

173

284

 

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Sonuga-Barke EJS [25]

cc

2008

IMAGE

702

694

 

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Hawi Z [26]

cc-tdt

2000

Ireland

99

88

78

No/no

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Kirley A [27]

tdt

2002

Ireland

  

118

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Lowe N [28]

tdt

2004

Ireland

  

178

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Johnson KA [29]

cc

2008

Ireland

68

60

 

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Gomez-Sanchez CI [30]

cc

2016

Spain

289

338

 

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Holmes J [31]

cc-tdt

2000

UK

129

442

133

Yes/yes

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Mill J [32]

cc-tdt

2001

UK

264

378

85

Yes/yes

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Curran S [33]

cc

2001

UK

133

91

 

Yes

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Payton A [34]

cc

2001

UK

50

42

 

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Holmes J [35]

tdt

2002

UK

  

51

Yes

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Paloyelis Y [36]

cc

2010

UK (IMAGE)

36

31

 

No

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Mill J [32]

cc

2006

UK, New Zeland

   

Yes

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

   

Dunedin (New Zealand)

Faraone SV [37]

tdt

1999

USA

  

27

Yes

European-Caucasian

     

Comings DE [38]

cc

1999

USA

52

368

 

Yes

European-Caucasian

white non-Hispanic

    

Barr CL [39]

tdt

2000

USA

  

82

Yes

European-Caucasian

     

Lunetta KL [40]

tdt

2000

USA

  

44

Yes

European-Caucasian

     

McCracken JT [41]

tdt

2000

USA

  

197

Yes

European-Caucasian

81%

    

Todd RD [42]

tdt

2001

USA

  

201

No

European-Caucasian

     

Maher BS [43]

tdt

2002

USA

  

33

No

European-Caucasian

71.5%

27.7%

19.5%

4.10%

3.5% Native American

Smith KM [44]

cc

2003

USA

158

81

 

No

European-Caucasian

94%

1%

5%

  

Kustanovich V [45]

tdt

2004

USA

  

293

Yes

European-Caucasian

79%

4%

2%

2%

13%

Gornick MC [46]

cc-tdt

2007

USA

166

282

113

Yes/yes

European-Caucasian

75%

10%

12%

2%

1%

Shaw P [47]

cc

2007

USA

105

103

 

Yes

European-Caucasian

75%

10%

13%

0%

2%

Lee SS & Humphreys KL [48]

cc

2014

USA

119

110

 

No

European-Caucasian

49%

9%

8%

3%

22% mixed, 10% others

Rowe DC [49]

cc

1998

USA, Atlanta

107

58

 

Yes

European-Caucasian

71.80%

4.30%

8.50%

  

Swanson JM [50]

tdt

1998

USA, California, Irvine

  

52

Yes

European-Caucasian

79.70%

11.40%

3.60%

2.80%

2% native american, 0.4% pacific island

Grady DL [51]

cc

2003

USA, California, Irvine

132

1652

 

Yes

European-Caucasian

79.70%

11.40%

3.60%

2.80%

2% native american, 0.4% pacific island

Sunohara GA [52]

tdt

2000

USA, California, Irvine; Canada, Toronto

  

199

Yes

European-Caucasian

     

Smalley SL [53]

tdt

1998

USA, California, Los Angeles

  

133

Yes

European-Caucasian

80%

    

Bidwell LC [54]

cc

2011

USA, Colorado

202

93

 

Yes

European-Caucasian

     

Reiersen AM and Todorov AA [55]

cc

2011

USA, Missouri

142

812

 

Yes

European-Caucasian

Caucasian

    

Frank Y [56]

cc

2004

USA, New York

81

24

 

No

European-Caucasian

     

Castellanos FX [57]

cc

1998

USA, Washington

82

112

 

No

European-Caucasian

white non-Hispanic

    

Shahin O [58]

cc

2015

Egypt

29

31

 

Yes

Middle Eastern

    

Egyptian

ElBaz Mohamed F [59]

cc

2017

Egypt

50

50

 

Yes

Middle Eastern

    

Egyptian

Tabatabaei SM [60]

cc

2017

Iran

130

130

 

Yes

Middle Eastern

Caucasian

   

Turkish

Eisenberg J [61]

tdt

2000

Israel

  

46

No

Middle Eastern

    

Ashkenazi-non Ashkenazy

Kotler M [62]

cc

2000

Israel

49

49

 

Yes

Middle Eastern

    

Ashkenazi-non Ashkenazy

Manor I [63]

cc-tdt

2002

Israel

360

1908

178

Trend/yes

Middle Eastern

    

Ashkenazi-non Ashkenazy

Tahir E [64]

tdt

2000

Turkey

  

26

Yes

Middle Eastern

    

Turkish

Guney E [65]

cc

2013

Turkey

50

50

 

No

Middle Eastern

    

Turkish

Ercan ES [66]

cc

2016

Turkey

201

100

 

No

Middle Eastern

    

Turkish

Akay AP [67]

cc

2018

Turkey

20

50

 

No

Middle Eastern

    

Turkish

Roman T [68]

cc-tdt

2001

Brazil

132

200

77

Yes/yes

South American

Caucasian

   

African or Native American admixture

Tovo-Rodrigues L [69]

cc

2012

Brazil

66

37

 

No

South American

Caucasian

   

African or Native American admixture

Tovo-Rodrigues L [70]

cc

2013

Brazil

339

2926

 

No

South American

Caucasian

   

African or Native American admixture

Carrasco X [71]

cc

2004

Chile

26

25

 

Yes

South American

70%

   

30% Amerindian

Carrasco X [72]

cc

2006

Chile

26

25

 

Yes

South American

70%

   

30% Amerindian

Henriquez-Henriquez M [73]

cc

2012

Chile

20

20

 

No

South American

70%

   

30% Amerindian

Arcos-Burgos M [74]

cc-tdt

2004

Colombia

99

94

56

No/no

South American

    

Paisa Antioquia community genetic isolate

Fonseca DJ [75]

tdt

2015

Colombia

  

86

No

South American

     

Martinez-Levy G [76]

cc

2009

Mexico

105

84

 

No

South American