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Linkage analyses of chromosomal region 18p11-q12 in dyslexia.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Mar 2006
Schumacher J, König I R, Plume E, Propping P, Warnke A, Manthey M, Duell M, Kleensang A, Repsilber D, Preis M, Remschmidt H, Ziegler A, Nöthen M M, Schulte-Körne G
Abstract excerpt
Dyslexia is characterized as a significant impairment in reading and spelling ability that cannot be explained by low intelligence, low school attendance or deficits in sensory acuity. It is known to be a hereditary disorder that affects about 5% of school aged children, making it the most common of childhood learning disorders. Several susceptibility loci have been reported on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 6, 15, and 18....
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