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Chunk #7 — Methods — Study design

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A total-population multigenerational family clustering study of autoimmune diseases in obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's/chronic tic disorders.
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We conducted a population-based birth cohort study to examine the comorbidity and familial clustering between AD and OCD and between AD and TD/CTD. We linked information from various Swedish national registers using the unique personal identification number, a national registration number assigned to each Swedish citizen at birth or immigration.24 These national registration numbers are randomly replaced with unique sequence numbers when register data is used for research purposes.