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Stuttering candidate genes DRD2 but not SLC6A3 is associated with developmental dyslexia in Chinese population.
Behavioral and brain functions : BBF - 1 Sept 2014
Chen Huan, Wang Guoqing, Xia Jiguang, Zhou Yuxi, Gao Yong, Xu Junquan, Huen Michael Sy, Siok Wai Ting, Jiang Yuyang, Tan Li Hai, Sun Yimin
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BACKGROUND: Dyslexia is a polygenic developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in reading and spelling despite normal intelligence, educational backgrounds and perception. Increasing evidences indicated that dyslexia may share similar genetic mechanisms with other speech and language disorders. We proposed that stuttering candidate genes, DRD2 and SLC6A3, might be associated with dyslexia. METHODS AND...
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