PCSK6 is associated with handedness in individuals with dyslexia

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 608-614

  Scerri, Thomas S ^a   Brandler, William M ^a   Paracchini, Silvia ^a   Morris, Andrew P ^a   Ring, Susan M ^b   Richardson, Alex J ^d   Talcott, Joel B ^c   Stein, John ^d   Monaco, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN NODAL; PROTEINASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLEXIA; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOME; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; READING; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SKILL;

DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; DYSLEXIA; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; NODAL PROTEIN;

EID: 78651077537     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq475     Document Type: Article

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