Article
The genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Current psychiatry reports - 1 Apr 2001
Pato M T, Schindler K M, Pato C N
Abstract excerpt
A significant amount of evidence has been gathered to suggest that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heritable disease. Despite this information, few details are understood about the genetics of the disorder. Molecular genetic techniques, especially candidate-gene association studies, have been used to try to appreciate the genetic components of this complex disorder. In addition to the complex inheritance...
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