4 Topic Commentaries

36 genes may reshape OCD, tic genetics

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  Gary A. Heiman, PhD, MS

  Genetic epidemiology of neuropsychiatric disorders

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  Rutgers University

  dramatically expands the catalog of shared risk genes, reveals biological connections with autism and schizophrenia and highlights the brain circuits that govern impulse control, movement, and habit formation.

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  Jay A. Tischfield, PhD, MPhil, BS

  Human and medical genetics; psychiatric genetics

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  Rutgers University

  In the past we knew about a couple of strong genes, so there were few opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry to develop drugs,

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  Jay A. Tischfield, PhD, MPhil, BS

  Human and medical genetics; psychiatric genetics

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  Rutgers University

  They act in networks. And now you can target whole networks, which will make it easier to design new therapies.

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  Gary A. Heiman, PhD, MS

  Genetic epidemiology of neuropsychiatric disorders

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  Rutgers University

  We now have a much clearer picture of what's causing these disorders and many more directions to pursue as we work toward better treatments.

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