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Multipoint genome-wide linkage scan for nonword repetition in a multigenerational family further supports chromosome 13q as a locus for verbal trait disorders.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2016
Truong D T, Shriberg L D, Smith S D, Chapman K L, Scheer-Cohen A R, DeMille M M C, Adams A K, Nato A Q, Wijsman E M, Eicher J D, Gruen J R
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Verbal trait disorders encompass a wide range of conditions and are marked by deficits in five domains that impair a person's ability to communicate: speech, language, reading, spelling, and writing. Nonword repetition is a robust endophenotype for verbal trait disorders that is sensitive to cognitive processes critical to verbal development, including auditory processing, phonological working memory, and motor...
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