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A genome-wide association study for reading and language abilities in two population cohorts.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Aug 2013
Luciano M, Evans D M, Hansell N K, Medland S E, Montgomery G W, Martin N G, Wright M J, Bates T C
Abstract excerpt
Candidate genes have been identified for both reading and language, but most of the heritable variance in these traits remains unexplained. Here, we report a genome-wide association meta-analysis of two large cohorts: population samples of Australian twins and siblings aged 12-25 years (n = 1177 from 538 families), and a younger cohort of children of the UK Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and their Children...
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