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Association of the ROBO1 gene with reading disabilities in a family-based analysis.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Apr 2014
Tran C, Wigg K G, Zhang K, Cate-Carter T D, Kerr E, Field L L, Kaplan B J, Lovett M W, Barr C L
Abstract excerpt
Linkage studies have identified a locus on chromosome 3 as reading disabilities (RD) and speech and sound disorder (SSD) susceptibility region, with both RD and SSD sharing similar phonological processing and phonological memory difficulties. One gene in this region, roundabout homolog 1 (ROBO1), has been indicated as a RD candidate and has shown significant association with measures of phonological memory in a...
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