In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have identified 25 genes believed to cause Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), offering new hope for better treatments and earlier diagnosis of this debilitating condition. The largest-ever study of OCD genetics compared DNA from over 53,000 people with OCD to about two million people without the condition. This massive research effort pinpointed specific genes that play a direct role in how OCD develops in the brain. “We found a really large number of genes which are shared with anxiety disorders, depression and also with anorexia nervosa,” says Professor Eske Derks, senior researcher at QIMR Berghofer’s translational neuro-genomics … Continue reading OCD Genetics Study Identifies 25 Key Genes from DNA of 53,000 People and Finds Links to Immune Disorders