A genome-wide linkage and association study of musical aptitude identifies loci containing genes related to inner ear development and neurocognitive functions

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 275-282

  Oikkonen, J ^a   Huang, Y ^b   Onkamo, P ^a   Ukkola Vuoti, L ^a   Raijas, P ^c   Karma, K ^c   Vieland, V J ^b   Jarvela I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sibelius Akatemia   (Finland)

Author keywords

association; auditory pathway; cognition; family study; linkage; musical aptitude

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 3Q; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAIR CELL; HUMAN; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; INNER EAR; INNER EAR DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MUSIC; ORGANOGENESIS; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOUND; VERY ELDERLY; BAYES THEOREM; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEARING; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APTITUDE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; COGNITION; EAR, INNER; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PHENOTYPE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938552761     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.8     Document Type: Article

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