Pattern of Inheritance of Tourette Syndrome

Abstract

The frequency and pattern of bilineal transmission in families of 153 consecutive patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) (TS in both parents in 51 family sets), compared with 60 normal control subjects selected from public schools (20 family sets), were evaluated by interview and questionnaire for evidence of TS and associated OCD and ADD at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

Keywords

• tourette syndrome
• bilineal transmission
• unilineal transmission