project<\/a>, more than 220 boys and girls not diagnosed with OCD but who showed different degrees of this disorder\u2019s symptoms were studied, in order to avoid the effects of medication or other comorbidities on the results.<\/p>\nThese boys and girls underwent a brain MRI to assess their functionality and the effects on the OCD-involved neural circuits. At the same time, a blood test was performed to analyze their genes and, through subsequent bioinformatic tests, those that could be modulating the reverberant activation of neural circuits were determined.<\/p>\n
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The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) is a biomedical research center created in 2004. It is participated by the Bellvitge University Hospital and the Viladecans Hospital of the Catalan Institute of Health, the Catalan Institute of Oncology, the University of Barcelona and the City Council of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.<\/em><\/p>\nIDIBELL is a member of the Campus of International Excellence of the University of Barcelona HUBc and is part of the CERCA institution of the Generalitat de Catalunya. In 2009 it became one of the first five Spanish research centers accredited as a health research institute by the Carlos III Health Institute. In addition, it is part of the “HR Excellence in Research” program of the European Union and is a member of EATRIS and REGIC. 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