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Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) gene is associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 15 Aug 2004
Zai Gwyneth, Bezchlibnyk Yarema B, Richter Margaret A, Arnold Paul, Burroughs Eliza, Barr Cathy L, Kennedy James L
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe neuropsychiatric disorder with a strong genetic component, and may involve autoimmune processes. Support for this latter hypothesis comes from the identification of a subgroup of children, described by the term pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS), with onset of OCD symptoms following streptococcal...
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