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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Genetics
Researchers at University of Rochester target obsessive compulsive disorder genetics
June 18th, 2007
Investigators publish new data in the report "The relationship between compulsive behaviour and academic achievement across the three genetic subtypes of Prader-Willi syndrome. Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic syndrome associated with several physical, cognitive and behavioural characteristics. For many individuals with this syndrome, compulsive behaviour is often noted in both food and non-food situations," investigators in the United States report. "The focus of this paper is on the non-food-related compulsions in individuals with PWS and comparing differences across the three genetic subtypes of the syndrome. Compulsive behaviours in 73 people with PWS were...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2007-06-18)
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