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A new gene for Tourette's syndrome: a window into causal mechanisms?
Marco A Grados1, John T Walkup
1Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, CMSC 364, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. mjgrados@jhmi.edu
Abstract:
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairing motor-vocal tics. Locating genetic loci by associating the phenotype with DNA translocations, inversions, gain or losses, State et al. identified SLITRK1 as a candidate gene in an individual with GTS and inv(13) (q31.1; q33.1). This gene was also associated with abnormal axonal-dendritic development in embryonic mouse cells. Although SLITRK1 is not a major causal gene for GTS, it can shed light on our understanding of the gene-based neural correlates of this disease.
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