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A study of the genetic and environmental etiology of stuttering in a selected twin sample.
Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 2000
Felsenfeld S, Kirk K M, Zhu G, Statham D J, Neale M C, Martin N G
Abstract excerpt
Stuttering is a developmental disorder of speech production that usually emerges in childhood. In this study, a large population-based twin sample from the Australian Twin Registry (1567 pairs and 634 singles aged 17-29 years) was screened to identify twin pairs in which one or both members reported themselves to be affected by stuttering. Telephone interview-based diagnoses were obtained for 457 of these...
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