Article
The BTBD9 gene polymorphisms in Polish patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.
Acta neurobiologiae experimentalis - 1 Jan 2014
Janik Piotr, Berdyński Mariusz, Safranow Krzysztof, Zekanowski Cezary
Abstract excerpt
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics. The etiology of the disorder is unknown, although the predominant role of genetic factors has been established. Variants of the BTBD9 gene (rs4714156, rs9296249 and rs9357271) have been reported to be associated with GTS in French Canadian and Chinese Han populations. Therefore, we decided to test the...
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