The etiology of variation in language skills changes with development: a longitudinal twin study of language from 2 to 12 years.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01119.x

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The etiology of variation in language skills changes with development: a longitudinal twin study of language from 2 to 12 years.

Developmental science - 1 Mar 2012

Hayiou-Thomas Marianna E, Dale Philip S, Plomin Robert

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The present study is the first long-term longitudinal examination of the etiology of individual differences in language from early childhood through to adolescence. We applied a multivariate latent factor genetic model to longitudinal data from the Twins Early Development Study in order to (a) compare the magnitude of genetic and environmental influences on language skills in early childhood (2, 3 and 4 years),...

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Age Factors
Child
Child, Preschool
Genetic Variation
Humans
Individuality
Language Development
Language Tests
Longitudinal Studies
Models, Genetic
Multivariate Analysis
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
United Kingdom

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PMID: 22356179
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01119.x

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