KIAA0319 and ROBO1: Evidence on association with reading and pleiotropic effects on language and mathematics abilities in developmental dyslexia

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 189-197

  Mascheretti, Sara ^a   Riva, Valentina ^a   Giorda, Roberto ^a   Beri, Silvana ^a   Lanzoni, Lara Francesca Emilia ^a   Cellino, Maria Rosaria ^b   Marino, Cecilia ^c,d  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b ULSS 20   (Italy)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Association study; Developmental dyslexia; KIAA0319; Language; Mathematics; Pleiotropy; ROBO1

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA; DYSLEXIA; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; KIAA0319 GENE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICS; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; ROBO1 GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENETICS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; PSYCHOLOGY; READING;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; KIAA0319 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NERVE PROTEIN; ROUNDABOUT RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DYSLEXIA; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; READING; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

EID: 84899569504     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: 1435232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2013.141     Document Type: Article

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