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Genome-wide association study of pediatric obsessive-compulsive traits: shared genetic risk between traits and disorder.
Translational psychiatry - 2 Feb 2021
Burton Christie L, Lemire Mathieu, Xiao Bowei, Corfield Elizabeth C, Erdman Lauren, Bralten Janita, Poelmans Geert, Yu Dongmei, Shaheen S-M, Goodale Tara, Sinopoli Vanessa M, Soreni Noam, Hanna Gregory L, Fitzgerald Kate D, Rosenberg David, Nestadt Gerald, Paterson Andrew D, Strug Lisa J, Schachar Russell J, Crosbie Jennifer, Arnold Paul D
Abstract excerpt
Using a novel trait-based measure, we examined genetic variants associated with obsessive-compulsive (OC) traits and tested whether OC traits and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) shared genetic risk. We conducted a genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) of OC traits using the Toronto Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (TOCS) in 5018 unrelated Caucasian children and adolescents from the community (Spit for Science...
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