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[Genetic linkage analysis of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome in a Colombian family].
Revista de neurologia - 1 Jan 2000
García-Cerén J J, Valencia-Duarte A V, Cornejo J W, Carrizosa J, Cuartas J M, Zuluaga-Espinosa N A, Bedoya G, Ruiz-Linares A
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INTRODUCTION: Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS) is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by phonic and motor tics. Although its physiopathologic bases are unknown, the cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuit has been studied. The association of GTS with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), motors tics (MT) or phonics tics (PT), the high family...
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