For TS Awareness Month, Dr. Marc Schmidt, a professor of Neurobiology at the University of Pennsylvania, explains the genetics behind Tourettes Syndrome. Is Tourette hereditary?
Part 1
Part 2
Special thanks to PA Tourette Syndrome Alliance (PATSA) for sharing these videos!
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