Two translocations of chromosome 15q associated with dyslexia

J Nopola-Hemmi, M Taipale, T Haltia… - Journal of Medical …, 2000 - jmg.bmj.com
Developmental dyslexia is characterised by difficulties in learning to read. As reading is a
complex cognitive process, multiple genes are expected to contribute to the pathogenesis of …

A new gene (DYX3) for dyslexia is located on chromosome 2

T Fagerheim, P Raeymaekers, FE Tønnessen… - Journal of medical …, 1999 - jmg.bmj.com
Developmental dyslexia is a specific reading disability affecting children and adults who
otherwise possess normal intelligence, cognitive skills, and adequate schooling. Difficulties …

Evaluation of candidate genes for DYX1 and DYX2 in families with dyslexia

Z Brkanac, NH Chapman… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Dyslexia is a common heterogeneous disorder with a significant genetic component.
Multiple studies have replicated the evidence for linkage between variously defined …

A genome scan for developmental dyslexia confirms linkage to chromosome 2p11 and suggests a new locus on 7q32

N Kaminen, K Hannula-Jouppi, M Kestilä… - Journal of medical …, 2003 - jmg.bmj.com
Developmental dyslexia is a distinct learning disability with unexpected difficulty in learning
to read despite adequate intelligence, education, and environment, and normal senses. The …

Fine mapping of the 2p11 dyslexia locus and exclusion of TACR1 as a candidate gene

M Peyrard-Janvid, H Anthoni, P Onkamo, P Lahermo… - Human Genetics, 2004 - Springer
Developmental dyslexia, or reading disability, is a multigenic complex disease for which at
least five loci, ie DYX1–3 and DYX5–6, have been clearly identified from the human …

A dominant gene for developmental dyslexia on chromosome 3

J Nopola-Hemmi, B Myllyluoma, T Haltia… - Journal of medical …, 2001 - jmg.bmj.com
Developmental dyslexia is a neurofunctional disorder characterised by an unexpected
difficulty in learning to read and write despite adequate intelligence, motivation, and …

The KIAA0319-Like (KIAA0319L) Gene on Chromosome 1p34 as a Candidate for Reading Disabilities

JM Couto, L Gomez, K Wigg, T Cate-Carter… - Journal of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
A locus on chromosome 1p34-36 (DYX8) has been linked to developmental dyslexia or
reading disabilities (RD) in three independent samples. In the current study, we investigated …

A family-based association study does not support DYX1C1 on 15q21. 3 as a candidate gene in developmental dyslexia

C Marino, R Giorda, M Luisa Lorusso… - European Journal of …, 2005 - nature.com
We applied a family-based association approach to investigate the role of the DYX1C1 gene
on chromosome 15q as a candidate gene for developmental dyslexia (DD) to 158 families …

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 …

Identification of novel dyslexia candidate genes through the analysis of a chromosomal deletion

G Poelmans, JJM Engelen… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Dyslexia is the most common childhood learning disorder and it is a significantly heritable
trait. At least nine chromosomal loci have been linked to dyslexia, and additional …