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Significant linkage for Tourette syndrome in a large French Canadian family.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2000
Mérette C, Brassard A, Potvin A, Bouvier H, Rousseau F, Emond C, Bissonnette L, Roy M A, Maziade M, Ott J, Caron C
Abstract excerpt
Family and twin studies provide strong evidence that genetic factors are involved in the transmission of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (TS) and related psychiatric disorders. To detect the underlying susceptibility gene(s) for TS, we performed linkage analysis in one large French Canadian family (127 members) from the Charlevoix region, in which 20 family members were definitely affected by TS and 20 others...
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