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Imaging genetics of FOXP2 in dyslexia.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2012
Wilcke Arndt, Ligges Carolin, Burkhardt Jana, Alexander Michael, Wolf Christiane, Quente Elfi, Ahnert Peter, Hoffmann Per, Becker Albert, Müller-Myhsok Bertram, Cichon Sven, Boltze Johannes, Kirsten Holger
Abstract excerpt
Dyslexia is a developmental disorder characterised by extensive difficulties in the acquisition of reading or spelling. Genetic influence is estimated at 50-70%. However, the link between genetic variants and phenotypic deficits is largely unknown. Our aim was to investigate a role of genetic variants of FOXP2, a prominent speech and language gene, in dyslexia using imaging genetics. This technique combines...
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