Quantitative trait locus association scan of early reading disability and ability using pooled DNA and 100K SNP microarrays in a sample of 5760 children

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 729-740

  Meaburn, E L ^a   Harlaar, N ^a   Craig, I W ^a   Schalkwyk, L C ^a   Plomin, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allelic association; DNA pooling; Dyslexia; Learning disability; Quantitative trait; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; DYSLEXIA; EFFECT SIZE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; READING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DNA; DYSLEXIA; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; READING;

EID: 45549087414     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4002063     Document Type: Article

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