Current evidence suggests that genetic factors interact with environmental variables to affect the risk of a person developing OCD.
Interestingly, different people can have different versions of a given gene, which are sometimes called alleles.
Given this, researchers have been searching for the specific genes that create a risk for developing OCD.
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OCD is a very complex illness.
It takes a combination of genetic and environmental factors to develop OCD.
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