Article
Stuttering as a phenotype for behavioral genetics research.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Dec 1993
Mellon C D, Umar F, Hanson M L
Abstract excerpt
Stuttering is a broad behavioral phenotype with an adult prevalence of 0.7-1.0%. Family, twin, and segregation studies all indicate that stuttering has a large genetic component to its etiology. The relatively simple phenotype, the early onset, and the apparent rarity of phenocopies of adult stut...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Central Nervous System Diseases
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genetics, Behavioral
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Prevalence
- Research
- Sex Distribution
- Stuttering