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Genetic and environmental effects on stuttering: a twin study from Finland.
Journal of fluency disorders - 1 Sept 2012
Rautakoski Pirkko, Hannus Therese, Simberg Susanna, Sandnabba N Kenneth, Santtila Pekka
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UNLABELLED: The present study explored the prevalence of self-reported stuttering in a Finnish twin population and examined the extent to which the variance in liability to stuttering was attributable to genetic and environmental effects. We analyzed data of 1728 Finnish twins, born between 1961 and 1989. The participants were asked to complete a questionnaire on speech, language, and voice. In two of the...
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