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Associations Between the KIAA0319 Dyslexia Susceptibility Gene Variants, Antenatal Maternal Stress, and Reading Ability in a Longitudinal Birth Cohort.
Dyslexia (Chichester, England) - 1 Nov 2016
D'Souza Stephanie, Backhouse-Smith Amelia, Thompson John M D, Slykerman Rebecca, Marlow Gareth, Wall Clare, Murphy Rinki, Ferguson Lynnette R, Mitchell Edwin A, Waldie Karen E
Abstract excerpt
Maternal stress during pregnancy has been associated with detrimental cognitive developmental outcomes in offspring. This study investigated whether antenatal maternal perceived stress and variants of the rs12193738 and rs2179515 polymorphisms on the KIAA0319 gene interact to affect reading ability and full-scale IQ (FSIQ) in members of the longitudinal Auckland Birthweight Collaborative study. Antenatal maternal...
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