Tourette syndrome
Findings
No curated finding names Tourette syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A neurologic disorder caused by defective metabolism of the neurotransmitters in the brain. It is characterized by repeated involuntary movements (motor tics) and uncontrollable vocal sounds (vocal tics). The symptoms are usually manifested before the age of eighteen.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0007661), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- Motor ticsMondoHP:0100034
Genes
76 genes
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
- ADAMTS6HGNC:222
- Limited · Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae) · Unknown · 2018
- AGPAT5HGNC:20886
- Limited · Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae) · Unknown · 2018
- ANK3HGNC:494
- Limited · Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae) · Unknown · 2018
- CNTN6HGNC:2176
- Limited · Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae) · Unknown · 2017
- CSNK1G3HGNC:2456
- Limited · Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae) · Unknown · 2018
Where it sits
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: Tourette syndrome
- Also called
- motor-verbal tic disorderTourette diseaseTourette's syndrome