2023
Genome-Wide Association Study Points to Novel Locus for Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
Tsetsos F, Topaloudi A, Jain P, Yang Z, Yu D, Kolovos P, Tumer Z, Rizzo R, Hartmann A, Depienne C, Worbe Y, Müller-Vahl K, Cath D, Boomsma D, Wolanczyk T, Zekanowski C, Barta C, Nemoda Z, Tarnok Z, Padmanabhuni S, Buxbaum J, Grice D, Glennon J, Stefansson H, Hengerer B, Yannaki E, Stamatoyannopoulos J, Benaroya-Milshtein N, Cardona F, Hedderly T, Heyman I, Huyser C, Mir P, Morer A, Mueller N, Munchau A, Plessen K, Porcelli C, Roessner V, Walitza S, Schrag A, Martino D, Group T, TSAICG T, Barr C, Batterson J, Berlin C, Budman C, Coppola G, Cox N, Darrow S, Dion Y, Freimer N, Grados M, Greenberg E, Hirschtritt M, Huang A, Illmann C, King R, Kurlan R, Leckman J, Lyon G, Malaty I, McMahon W, Neale B, Okun M, Osiecki L, Robertson M, Rouleau G, Sandor P, Singer H, Smit J, Sul J, Initiative T, Androutsos C, Basha E, Farkas L, Fichna J, Janik P, Kapisyzi M, Karagiannidis I, Koumoula A, Nagy P, Puchala J, Szejko N, Szymanska U, Tsironi V, Group T, Apter A, Ball J, Bodmer B, Bognar E, Buse J, Vela M, Fremer C, Garcia-Delgar B, Gulisano M, Hagen A, Hagstrøm J, Madruga-Garrido M, Pellico A, Ruhrman D, Schnell J, Silvestri P, Skov L, Steinberg T, Gloor F, Turner V, Weidinger E, Network T, Alexander J, Aranyi T, Buisman W, Buitelaar J, Driessen N, Drineas P, Fan S, Forde N, Gerasch S, van den Heuvel O, Jespersgaard C, Kanaan A, Möller H, Nawaz M, Nespoli E, Pagliaroli L, Poelmans G, Pouwels P, Rizzo F, Veltman D, van der Werf Y, Widomska J, Zilhäo N, Group T, Brown L, Cheon K, Coffey B, Fernandez T, Gilbert D, Hong H, Ibanez-Gomez L, Kim E, Kim Y, Kim Y, Koh Y, Kook S, Kuperman S, Leventhal B, Maras A, Murphy T, Shin E, Song D, Song J, State M, Visscher F, Wang S, Zinner S, Tischfield J, Heiman G, Willsey A, Dietrich A, Davis L, Crowley J, Mathews C, Scharf J, Georgitsi M, Hoekstra P, Paschou P. Genome-Wide Association Study Points to Novel Locus for Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 96: 114-124. PMID: 36738982, PMCID: PMC10783199, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.01.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide significant lociWide association study dataComplex genetic architectureQuantitative trait lociAssociation study dataGenetic architectureTrait lociChromosome 5q15Significant lociSignificant enrichmentLociNovel insightsNeurodevelopmental disordersChildhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorderHistonesRNAsGenesPolygenic riskFuture studiesEnrichment
2020
An examination of the relationship between regulatory T cells and symptom flare-ups in children and adolescents diagnosed with chronic tic disorder and Tourette syndrome
Yildirim Z, Karabekiroglu K, Yildiran A, Celiksoy MH, Artukoglu B, Baykal S, Babadağı Z, Leckman J. An examination of the relationship between regulatory T cells and symptom flare-ups in children and adolescents diagnosed with chronic tic disorder and Tourette syndrome. Nordic Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 75: 18-24. PMID: 32580599, DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2020.1779808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTS/chronic tic disorderChronic tic disorderSex-matched healthy controlsModerate-severe groupHealthy controlsLymphocyte countTourette syndromeLymphocyte percentagePatient groupTic disordersHC groupControl groupT-helper lymphocyte countYale Global Tic Severity ScaleT helper (TH) (CD4) numberT-lymphocyte countsT lymphocyte numbersT-lymphocyte percentageRegulatory T cellsT cell valuesTic Severity ScaleTreg percentageChildhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorderLymphocyte numbersPhonic tics
2017
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
Robertson MM, Eapen V, Singer HS, Martino D, Scharf JM, Paschou P, Roessner V, Woods DW, Hariz M, Mathews CA, Črnčec R, Leckman JF. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2017, 3: 16097. PMID: 28150698, DOI: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.97.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderFunctional brain anomaliesObsessive-compulsive disorderChildhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorderPathogenesis of GTSHyperactivity disorderMultiple common risk variantsNeurobiological dataConsiderable social stigmaNeural circuit levelTourette syndromeBehavioral methodsGilles deNeurodevelopmental disordersYears of ageFuture researchSocial stigmaBrain anomaliesPhonic ticsNeuropsychiatric disordersTargeted interventionsClinical phenotypeDisordersFunctional neurosurgeryDe novo mutations