A twin and family study of the association between immune system dysfunction and dyslexia using blood serum immunoassay and survey data

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 310-333

  Gilger, Jeffrey W ^c   Pennington, Bruce F ^c   Harbeck, Ronald J ^c   Defries, John C ^a   Kotzin, Brian ^b   Green, Phyllis ^c   Smith, Shelley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLEXIA; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

EID: 0031812486     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1997.0972     Document Type: Article

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