Current understanding of the genetic basis of reading and spelling disability

WH Raskind - Learning Disability Quarterly, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
Dyslexia is a common developmental disorder of unknown etiology. Behavioral and
biological studies of dyslexia are complicated by its phenotypic heterogeneity and the lack of …

The genetics of developmental dyslexia

J Williams, MC O'Donovan - European Journal of Human Genetics, 2006 - nature.com
Reading reflects the complex integration of several cognitive processes and proves more
difficult to achieve for a significant proportion of the population. Developmental dyslexia …

Developmental dyslexia: genetic dissection of a complex cognitive trait

SE Fisher, JC DeFries - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2002 - nature.com
Developmental dyslexia, a specific impairment of reading ability despite adequate
intelligence and educational opportunity, is one of the most frequent childhood disorders …

Genetics of dyslexia.

BF Pennington, RK Olson - 2005 - psycnet.apa.org
Dyslexia is an interesting example of the intersection between an evolved behavior
(language) and a cultural invention (literacy). While there cannot be genes for reading or …

The genetics of reading disabilities: from phenotypes to candidate genes

WH Raskind, B Peter, T Richards, MM Eckert… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
This article provides an overview of (a) issues in definition and diagnosis of specific reading
disabilities at the behavioral level that may occur in different constellations of developmental …

Genetics of dyslexia: the evolving landscape

J Schumacher, P Hoffmann, C Schmäl… - Journal of medical …, 2007 - jmg.bmj.com
Dyslexia is among the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, with a prevalence of 5–
12%. At the phenotypic level, various cognitive components that enable reading and …

Insights into dyslexia genetics research from the last two decades

F Erbeli, M Rice, S Paracchini - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dyslexia, a specific reading disability, is a common (up to 10% of children) and highly
heritable (~ 70%) neurodevelopmental disorder. Behavioral and molecular genetic …

The first candidate gene for dyslexia: Turning the page of a new chapter of research

EL Grigorenko - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
The subfield of research on both typical and atypical reading de-velopment is one of the
most saturated with ideas, researchers, and financial support with respect to the fields of …

Emerging issues in the genetics of dyslexia: A methodological preview

FB Wood, EL Grigorenko - Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
A review of the classic and recent evidence on the genetics of reading disability (RD) shows
encouraging progress, and accumulating evidence of genetic risk factors that operate within …

Genome scan for spelling deficits: effects of verbal IQ on models of transmission and trait gene localization

K Rubenstein, M Matsushita, VW Berninger… - Behavior Genetics, 2011 - Springer
Dyslexia is a complex learning disability with evidence for a genetic basis. Strategies that
may be useful for dissecting its genetic basis include the study of component phenotypes …