Article
Association between FOXP2 gene and speech sound disorder in Chinese population.
Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences - 1 Oct 2010
Zhao Yunjing, Ma Hongwei, Wang Yueping, Gao Hong, Xi Chunyan, Hua Tainyi, Zhao Yaru, Qiu Guangrong
Abstract excerpt
AIM: FOXP2 was described as the first gene relevant to human speech and language disorders. The main objective of this study was to compare the distribution of FOXP2 gene polymorphisms between patients with speech sound disorder and healthy controls. METHODS: Five FOXP2 polymorphisms, rs923875, rs2396722, rs1852469, rs17137124 and rs1456031, were analyzed in 150 patients with speech sound disorder according to...