Article
Evidence for major gene transmission of developmental dyslexia.
JAMA - 18 Sept 1991
Pennington B F, Gilger J W, Pauls D, Smith S A, Smith S D, DeFries J C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: --There is strong evidence that developmental dyslexia is both familial and heritable, but the mode of genetic transmission has remained unclear. In this article, we examine specific genetic hypotheses about the mode of transmission of developmental dyslexia by performing complex segregation analyses. DESIGN: --A family study method was applied, whereby the relatives of dyslexic probands were examined...
Topics
- Adult
- Colorado
- Dyslexia
- Family
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Iowa
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Washington