Genome-wide linkage scan for loci of musical aptitude in Finnish families: Evidence for a major locus at 4q22

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 451-456

  Pulli, K ^a   Karma, K ^b   Norio, R ^c   Sistonen, P ^d   Goring H H H ^e   Jarvela I ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Sibelius Akatemia   (Finland)

^c Family Federation of Finland ^*  (Finland)

^d FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

^e Department of Genetics   (United States)

^f HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CALCULATION; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FINLAND; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUSIC; PERCEPTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

APTITUDE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COGNITION; DNA; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MUSIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 47149096382     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2007.056366     Document Type: Article

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