2022
The genetic basis of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
Abdallah S, Realbuto E, Kaka M, Yang K, Topaloudi A, Paschou P, Scharf J, Fernandez T. The genetic basis of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. International Review Of Movement Disorders 2022, 4: 3-38. DOI: 10.1016/bs.irmvd.2022.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsGenome-wide association studiesGenetic architectureCell type-specific gene expressionAssociation studiesComplex genetic architectureSingle causative geneFull genetic architectureSpecific gene expressionCandidate gene association studiesComprehensive genomic studiesCommon variant effectsPleiotropic gene effectsCommon genetic variantsGene association studiesEpigenetic marksGene regulationIndividual genesGenomic studiesLarge-scale approachGenetic basisGene expressionWhole-exome sequencing analysisBiological processesBiological pathwaysMendelian inheritance
2018
Chapter 23 Tourette disorder and other tic disorders
Fernandez TV, State MW, Pittenger C. Chapter 23 Tourette disorder and other tic disorders. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2018, 147: 343-354. PMID: 29325623, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63233-3.00023-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAssociation studiesLarge-effect variantsCandidate gene association studiesGene association studiesGenomewide association studiesSubstantial genetic contributionMultiple genesDevelopmental neuropsychiatric conditionsComplex neuropsychiatric disorderGenetic variantsGenetic contributionRare mutationsTic disordersGenomewide significanceTourette's disorderGenesEnvironmental factorsAccumulated evidenceLarge patient cohortPatient cohortMotor ticsInadequate sample sizePositive findingsNeuropsychiatric conditionsNeuropsychiatric disordersChapter 49 Genetic susceptibility in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Fernandez TV, Leckman JF, Pittenger C. Chapter 49 Genetic susceptibility in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2018, 148: 767-781. PMID: 29478613, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64076-5.00049-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPotential novel therapeutic avenuesNovel therapeutic avenuesSpecific risk allelesUnderlying pathophysiologyLarge cohortLifelong disabilityImmune pathwaysTherapeutic avenuesNew treatmentsGenetic susceptibilityRisk allelesCandidate gene association studiesMouse knockout modelsGenetic findingsGene association studiesKnockout modelsOCD pathologyRisk variantsNotable inroadsGenetic variantsDisordersVulnerable pathwaysSubstantial genetic contributionRepetitive behaviors
2013
Genetic Susceptibility in Tourette Syndrome
Fernandez T, State M. Genetic Susceptibility in Tourette Syndrome. 2013, 137-155. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199796267.003.0007.ChaptersRare copy number variantsCopy number variantsAssociation studiesGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide detectionNumber variantsCommon complex traitsCandidate gene association studiesHuman genetic studiesComplex genetic contributionsRare variant studiesEtiology of TSCausative genetic lociGene association studiesComplex traitsNonparametric linkage analysisGene mappingDeleterious mutationsEarlier segregation analysisGenetic lociHDC genePathway analysisTS familyGenetic studiesLinkage analysis