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15q11.2 CNV affects cognitive, structural and functional correlates of dyslexia and dyscalculia.
Translational psychiatry - 25 Apr 2017
Ulfarsson M O, Walters G B, Gustafsson O, Steinberg S, Silva A, Doyle O M, Brammer M, Gudbjartsson D F, Arnarsdottir S, Jonsdottir G A, Gisladottir R S, Bjornsdottir G, Helgason H, Ellingsen L M, Halldorsson J G, Saemundsen E, Stefansdottir B, Jonsson L, Eiriksdottir V K, Eiriksdottir G R, Johannesdottir G H, Unnsteinsdottir U, Jonsdottir B, Magnusdottir B B, Sulem P, Thorsteinsdottir U, Sigurdsson E, Brandeis D, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Stefansson H, Stefansson K
Abstract excerpt
Several copy number variants have been associated with neuropsychiatric disorders and these variants have been shown to also influence cognitive abilities in carriers unaffected by psychiatric disorders. Previously, we associated the 15q11.2(BP1-BP2) deletion with specific learning disabilities and a larger corpus callosum. Here we investigate, in a much larger sample, the effect of the 15q11.2(BP1-BP2) deletion...
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