A genome scan for developmental dyslexia confirms linkage to chromosome 2p11 and suggests a new locus on 7q32

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 340-345

  Kaminen, N ^a   Hannula Jouppi, K ^a   Kestila M ^a,b   Lahermo, P ^a   Muller, K ^c   Kaaranen, M ^c   Myllyluoma, B ^a   Voutilainen, A ^a   Lyytinen, H ^c   Nopola Hemmi, J ^a,d   Kere, J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN FOXP2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 2P; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXON; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKER GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPEECH DISORDER;

EID: 0038577166     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.40.5.340     Document Type: Article

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