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Variants in the DYX2 locus are associated with altered brain activation in reading-related brain regions in subjects with reading disability.
NeuroImage - 15 Oct 2012
Cope Natalie, Eicher John D, Meng Haiying, Gibson Christopher J, Hager Karl, Lacadie Cheryl, Fulbright Robert K, Constable R Todd, Page Grier P, Gruen Jeffrey R
Abstract excerpt
Reading disability (RD) is a complex genetic disorder with unknown etiology. Genes on chromosome 6p22, including DCDC2, KIAA0319, and TTRAP, have been identified as RD associated genes. Imaging studies have shown both functional and structural differences between brains of individuals with and without RD. There are limited association studies performed between RD genes, specifically genes on 6p22, and regional...
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