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Genome-wide screening for DNA variants associated with reading and language traits.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Sept 2014
Gialluisi A, Newbury D F, Wilcutt E G, Olson R K, DeFries J C, Brandler W M, Pennington B F, Smith S D, Scerri T S, Simpson N H, Luciano M, Evans D M, Bates T C, Stein J F, Talcott J B, Monaco A P, Paracchini S, Francks C, Fisher S E
Abstract excerpt
Reading and language abilities are heritable traits that are likely to share some genetic influences with each other. To identify pleiotropic genetic variants affecting these traits, we first performed a genome-wide association scan (GWAS) meta-analysis using three richly characterized datasets comprising individuals with histories of reading or language problems, and their siblings. GWAS was performed in a total...
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