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Association of the DYX1C1 dyslexia susceptibility gene with orthography in the Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Zhang Yuping, Li Jun, Tardif Twila, Burmeister Margit, Villafuerte Sandra M, McBride-Chang Catherine, Li Hong, Shi Bingjie, Liang Weilan, Zhang Zhixiang, Shu Hua
Abstract excerpt
Several independent studies have supported the association of DYX1C1 with dyslexia, but its role in general reading development remains unclear. Here, we investigated the contribution of this gene to reading, with a focus on orthographic skills, in a sample of 284 unrelated Chinese children aged 5 to 11 years who were participating in the Chinese Longitudinal Study of Reading Development. We tested this...
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