title: Significant linkage for Tourette syndrome in a large French Canadian family.
abstract: Family and twin studies provide strong evidence that genetic factors are involved in the transmission of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (TS) and related psychiatric disorders. To detect the underlying susceptibility gene(s) for TS, we performed linkage analysis in one large French Canadian family (127 members) from the Charlevoix region, in which 20 family members were definitely affected by TS and 20 others showed related tic disorders. Using model-based linkage analysis, we observed a LOD score of 3.24 on chromosome 11 (11q23). This result was obtained in a multipoint approach involving marker D11S1377, the marker for which significant linkage disequilibrium with TS recently has been detected in an Afrikaner population. Altogether, 25 markers were studied, and, for level of significance, we derived a criterion that took into account the multiple testing arising from the use of three phenotype definitions and three modes of inheritance, a procedure that yielded a LOD score of 3.18. Hence, even after adjustment for multiple testing, the present study shows statistically significant evidence for genetic linkage with TS.
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, Québec, G1J 2G3 Canada. chantal.merette@psa.ulaval.ca
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mérette
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brassard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Potvin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bouvier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Emond
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bissonnette
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maziade
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caron
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11 / Q000235:genetics; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13 / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D005799:Genes, Dominant / Q000235:genetics; D008040:Genetic Linkage / Q000235:genetics*; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008126:Lod Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000235:genetics; D010375:Pedigree; D019683:Penetrance; D011792:Quebec; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers