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A genetic linkage study in Brazil identifies a new locus for persistent developmental stuttering on chromosome 10.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 24 Mar 2014
Domingues C E F, Olivera C M C, Oliveira B V, Juste F S, Andrade C R F, Giacheti C M, Moretti-Ferreira D, Drayna D
Abstract excerpt
Although twin, adoption, and family studies demonstrate that genetic factors are involved in the origins of stuttering, the mode of transmission of the disorder in families is not well defined and stuttering is considered a genetically complex trait. We performed a genome-wide linkage scan in a group of 43 Brazilian families, each containing multiple cases of persistent developmental stuttering. Linkage analysis...
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