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Developmental language disorder - heritability and genetic correlations with other disorders affecting language.
Psychiatry research - 1 Dec 2024
Nudel Ron, Chrsitensen Rikke Vang, Kalnak Nelli, Lundberg Mischa, Schwinn Michael, Sørensen Erik, Mikkelsen Christina, Nissen Janna, Christoffersen Lea Arregui Nordahl, Kjerulff Bertram Dalskov, Hansen Thomas Folkmann, Burgdorf Kristoffer Sølvsten, Pedersen Ole Birger Vesterager, Erikstrup Christian, Gísladóttir Rósa S, Walters G Bragi, Stefánsson Hreinn, Ostrowski Sisse Rye, Werge Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder primarily affecting language in the absence of a known biomedical condition, which may have a large impact on a person's life and mental health. Family-based studies indicate a strong genetic component in DLD, but genetic studies of DLD are scarce. In this study we estimated the heritability of DLD and its genetic correlations with related...
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