A quantitative-trait locus on chromosome 6p influences different aspects of developmental dyslexia

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 146-156

  Fisher, Simon E ^a   Marlow, Angela J ^a   Lamb, Janine ^a   Maestrini, Elena ^a   Williams, Dianne F ^a   Richardson, Alex J ^b   Weeks, Daniel E ^a,c   Stein, John F ^b   Monaco, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 6P; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DYSLEXIA; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0033366739     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302190     Document Type: Article

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