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Identification of novel dyslexia candidate genes through the analysis of a chromosomal deletion.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Jan 2009
Poelmans G, Engelen J J M, Van Lent-Albrechts J, Smeets H J, Schoenmakers E, Franke B, Buitelaar J K, Wuisman-Frerker M, Erens W, Steyaert J, Schrander-Stumpel C
Abstract excerpt
Dyslexia is the most common childhood learning disorder and it is a significantly heritable trait. At least nine chromosomal loci have been linked to dyslexia, and additional susceptibility loci on other chromosomes have been suggested. Within two of these loci, DYX1C1 (15q21) and ROBO1 (3p12) have recently been proposed as dyslexia candidate genes through the molecular analysis of translocation breakpoints in...
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