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Investigating SAPAP3 variants in the etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder and trichotillomania in the South African white population.
Comprehensive psychiatry - 1 Jan 2000
Boardman Leigh, van der Merwe Lize, Lochner Christine, Kinnear Craig J, Seedat Soraya, Stein Dan J, Moolman-Smook Johanna C, Hemmings Sian M J
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BACKGROUND: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by repeated obsessions and compulsions. Trichotillomania (TTM), a psychiatric disorder characterized by repetitive hairpulling, is presently classified as an impulse control disorder, but has also been viewed as an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder. Both conditions are complex disorders, with evidence from...
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