2004
Linkage analysis of ordinal traits for pedigree data
Feng R, Leckman JF, Zhang H. Linkage analysis of ordinal traits for pedigree data. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 16739-16744. PMID: 15548606, PMCID: PMC534720, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0404623101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage analysisOrdinal traitsTourette Syndrome Association International ConsortiumLinkage analysis methodsQuantitative traitsEvidence of linkageGenome scanLinkage scanHuman diseasesAllele sharingTraitsPedigree dataInheritance patternDichotomous traitsSignificant allele sharingPhenotypeProportional odds logistic modelGENEHUNTERGenesGeneticsMarkersInternational Consortium
1995
A family study of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Pauls DL, Alsobrook JP, Goodman W, Rasmussen S, Leckman JF. A family study of obsessive-compulsive disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1995, 152: 76-84. PMID: 7802125, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.1.76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree relativesObsessive-compulsive disorderComparison subjectsSubthreshold obsessive-compulsive disorderAvailable first-degree relativesGilles de la Tourette's syndromeRelatives of probandsLa Tourette's syndromeFamily studiesBest-estimate diagnosesRate of ticsTic disordersFamily historyHigh riskTourette syndromeChronic ticsFemale probandsEarly onsetFamilial typeDisordersUnaffected subjectsProbandsSyndromeStructured interviewsSubjects