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FOXP2 is not a major susceptibility gene for autism or specific language impairment.
American journal of human genetics - 1 May 2002
Newbury D F, Bonora E, Lamb J A, Fisher S E, Lai C S L, Baird G, Jannoun L, Slonims V, Stott C M, Merricks M J, Bolton P F, Bailey A J, Monaco A P
Abstract excerpt
The FOXP2 gene, located on human 7q31 (at the SPCH1 locus), encodes a transcription factor containing a polyglutamine tract and a forkhead domain. FOXP2 is mutated in a severe monogenic form of speech and language impairment, segregating within a single large pedigree, and is also disrupted by a translocation in an isolated case. Several studies of autistic disorder have demonstrated linkage to a similar region...
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