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Large-scale genome-wide analyses of stuttering.
Nature genetics - 1 Aug 2025
Polikowsky Hannah G, Scartozzi Alyssa C, Shaw Douglas M, Pruett Dillon G, Chen Hung-Hsin, Petty Lauren E, Petty Alexander S, Lowther Emily J, Cho Shu-Hsien, Yu Yao, Mozaffari Sahar, Avery Christy L, Harris Kathleen Mullan, Gordon Reyna L, Beilby Janet M, Viljoen Kathryn Z, Jones Robin M, Huff Chad D, Highland Heather M, Kraft Shelly Jo, Below Jennifer E
Abstract excerpt
Developmental stuttering is a highly heritable, common speech condition characterized by prolongations, blocks and repetitions of speech. Although stuttering is highly heritable and enriched within families, the genetic architecture is largely understudied. We reasoned that there are both shared and distinct genetic variants impacting stuttering risk within sex and ancestry groups. To test this idea, we performed...
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