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Genomewide linkage analysis in Costa Rican families implicates chromosome 15q14 as a candidate region for OCD.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2011
Ross Jessica, Badner Judith, Garrido Helena, Sheppard Brooke, Chavira Denise A, Grados Marco, Woo Jonathan M, Doo Pamela, Umaña Paula, Fournier Eduardo, Murray Sarah Shaw, Mathews Carol A
Abstract excerpt
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has a complex etiology that encompasses both genetic and environmental factors. However, to date, despite the identification of several promising candidate genes and linkage regions, the genetic causes of OCD are largely unknown. The objective of this study was to conduct linkage studies of childhood-onset OCD, which is thought to have the strongest genetic etiology, in several...
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