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Xq27 FRAXA locus is a strong candidate for dyslexia: evidence from a genome-wide scan in French families.
Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 2013
Huc-Chabrolle M, Charon C, Guilmatre A, Vourc'h P, Tripi G, Barthez M A, Sizaret E, Thepault R A, Le Gallic S, Hager J, Toutain A, Raynaud M, Andres C, Campion D, Laumonnier F, Bonnet-Brilhault F
Abstract excerpt
Dyslexia is a frequent neurodevelopmental learning disorder. To date, nine susceptibility loci have been identified, one of them being DYX9, located in Xq27. We performed the first French SNP linkage study followed by candidate gene investigation in dyslexia by studying 12 multiplex families (58 subjects) with at least two children affected, according to categorical restrictive criteria for phenotype definition....
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