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Genome-wide association study of shared components of reading disability and language impairment.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Nov 2013
Eicher J D, Powers N R, Miller L L, Akshoomoff N, Amaral D G, Bloss C S, Libiger O, Schork N J, Darst B F, Casey B J, Chang L, Ernst T, Frazier J, Kaufmann W E, Keating B, Kenet T, Kennedy D, Mostofsky S, Murray S S, Sowell E R, Bartsch H, Kuperman J M, Brown T T, Hagler D J, Dale A M, Jernigan T L, St Pourcain B, Davey Smith G, Ring S M, Gruen J R
Abstract excerpt
Written and verbal languages are neurobehavioral traits vital to the development of communication skills. Unfortunately, disorders involving these traits-specifically reading disability (RD) and language impairment (LI)-are common and prevent affected individuals from developing adequate communication skills, leaving them at risk for adverse academic, socioeconomic and psychiatric outcomes. Both RD and LI are...
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