Bilineal transmission in Tourette's syndrome families

Abstract excerpt

We assessed the frequency of bilineal (from maternal and paternal sides) transmission of Tourette's syndrome (TS) in two groups of pedigrees: (1) 39 high-density families in which five or more relatives were reported to have TS, and (2) the families of 39 consecutively ascertained probands referred for evaluation of TS. We used two designations for the TS phenotype (tics, tics or obsessive-compulsive behavior...