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ReviewThe Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences2025

Identification of diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Sheng-Yu Lee, Liang-Jen Wang, Cheng-Fang Yen

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Review in The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Sheng-Yu LeeDepartment of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Liang-Jen WangDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Cheng-Fang YenDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1156-4939

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric condition among children and adolescents, often associated with a high risk of psychiatric comorbidities. Currently, ADHD diagnosis relies exclusively on clinical presentation and patient history, underscoring the need for clinically relevant, reliable, and objective biomarkers. Such biomarkers may enable earlier diagnosis and lead to improved treatment outcomes. Our research team has focused on identifying potential biomarkers for ADHD by investigating its possible pathomechanisms, with consideration of the aforementioned criteria. Given the significant sex-related differences in ADHD prevalence (male predominance) and the age-related variability in its symptomatology, we explored the role of neuroendocrine systems in ADHD. Specifically, we examined the epigenetic regulation mechanism involved in ADHD pathogenesis and developed a diagnostic model based on peripheral microRNA. Additionally, we investigated the role of microbiota dysbiosis in the pathophysiology of ADHD and provided novel insights into its management. This paper presents a summary of our findings on potential biomarkers for ADHD. By analyzing blood, salivary, and fecal samples, we identified several promising biomarkers that may serve as objective parameters for improving the diagnostic accuracy for ADHD. Further research involving larger cohort studies is required to confirm the reliability of these biomarkers.

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Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBiomarkersAdolescentChildDysbiosisEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleHumansMaleMicroRNAsBiomarkersMicroRNAsattention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)biomarkermicrobiotamiRNAneuroendocrine

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PMCPMC11964106

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