A genome-wide association study for reading and language abilities in two population cohorts

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 645-652

  Luciano, M ^a   Evans, D M ^a,b   Hansell, N K ^c   Medland, S E ^c   Montgomery, G W ^c   Martin, N G ^c   Wright, M J ^c   Bates, T C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Association; Dyslexia; Genes; GWAS; Language; Reading

Indexed keywords

ABCC13 GENE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD2L1 GENE; CDC2L2 GENE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 1; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAZAP1 GENE; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; NOS1AP GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRKCH GENE; PSEUDOGENE; RCAN3 GENE; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84881111258     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12053     Document Type: Article

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