medRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2019.12.12.19014555; this version posted December 15, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under a CC-BY 4.0 International license . A brief report: de novo copy number variants in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Joanna Martin1, Grace Hosking1, Megan Wadon2, Sharifah Shameem Agha1,3, Kate Langley4, Elliott Rees1, Michael J Owen1, Michael O’Donovan1, George Kirov1, Anita Thapar1 1 MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK 2 Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK 3 Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Health Board, Wales, UK 4 School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Corresponding author: Dr Joanna Martin, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK (Tel: +442920688478; Email:
[email protected]) Running title: de novo CNVs in children with ADHD Keywords: ADHD; neurodevelopmental disorders; genetic; copy number variation (CNVs); de novo mutation; parent-offspring trios NOTE: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified by peer review and should not be used to guide clinical practice.1 medRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2019.12.12.19014555; this version posted December 15, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.