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Linkage analyses of four regions previously implicated in dyslexia: confirmation of a locus on chromosome 15q.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 15 Nov 2004
Chapman Nicola H, Igo Robert P, Thomson Jennifer B, Matsushita Mark, Brkanac Zoran, Holzman Ted, Berninger Virginia W, Wijsman Ellen M, Raskind Wendy H
Abstract excerpt
Dyslexia is a common, complex disorder, which is thought to have a genetic component. There have been numerous reports of linkage to several regions of the genome for dyslexia and continuous dyslexia-related phenotypes. We attempted to confirm linkage of continuous measures of (1) accuracy and efficiency of phonological decoding; and (2) accuracy of single word reading (WID) to regions on chromosomes 2p, 6p, 15q,...
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