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Further evidence for a susceptibility locus contributing to reading disability on chromosome 15q15-q21.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2008
Schumacher Johannes, König Inke R, Schröder Tatjana, Duell Maike, Plume Ellen, Propping Peter, Warnke Andreas, Libertus Claudia, Ziegler Andreas, Müller-Myhsok Bertram, Schulte-Körne Gerd, Nöthen Markus M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Linkage and association studies in dyslexia suggest that a susceptibility locus exists on chromosome 15q15-q21. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate these findings in an independent sample of dyslexia. METHODS: We performed linkage and association analyses using 82 families with dyslexia and 19 STR markers covering the target region on chromosome 15q. RESULTS: We observed suggestive evidence for...
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