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Association analysis of dyslexia candidate genes in a Dutch longitudinal sample.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Apr 2017
Carrion-Castillo Amaia, Maassen Ben, Franke Barbara, Heister Angelien, Naber Marlies, van der Leij Aryan, Francks Clyde, Fisher Simon E
Abstract excerpt
Dyslexia is a common specific learning disability with a substantive genetic component. Several candidate genes have been proposed to be implicated in dyslexia susceptibility, such as DYX1C1, ROBO1, KIAA0319, and DCDC2. Associations with variants in these genes have also been reported with a variety of psychometric measures tapping into the underlying processes that might be impaired in dyslexic people. In this...
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