Genetics of developmental dyslexia

TS Scerri, G Schulte-Körne - European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2010 - Springer
Developmental dyslexia is a highly heritable disorder with a prevalence of at least 5% in
school-aged children. Linkage studies have identified numerous loci throughout the genome …

[HTML][HTML] Neurogenetics of developmental dyslexia: from genes to behavior through brain neuroimaging and cognitive and sensorial mechanisms

S Mascheretti, A De Luca, V Trezzi, D Peruzzo… - Translational …, 2017 - nature.com
Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a complex neurodevelopmental deficit characterized by
impaired reading acquisition, in spite of adequate neurological and sensorial conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of dyslexia and SLI risk variants in reading-and language-impaired subjects

DF Newbury, S Paracchini, TS Scerri, L Winchester… - Behavior genetics, 2011 - Springer
Dyslexia (or reading disability) and specific language impairment (or SLI) are common
childhood disorders that show considerable co-morbidity and diagnostic overlaps and have …

Molecular genetics of dyslexia: an overview

A Carrion‐Castillo, B Franke, SE Fisher - Dyslexia, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Dyslexia is a highly heritable learning disorder with a complex underlying genetic
architecture. Over the past decade, researchers have pinpointed a number of candidate …

[HTML][HTML] DCDC2, KIAA0319 and CMIP are associated with reading-related traits

TS Scerri, AP Morris, LL Buckingham, DF Newbury… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Several susceptibility genes have been proposed for dyslexia (reading
disability; RD) and specific language impairment (SLI). RD and SLI show comorbidity, but it …

Three dyslexia susceptibility genes, DYX1C1, DCDC2, and KIAA0319, affect temporo-parietal white matter structure

F Darki, M Peyrard-Janvid, H Matsson, J Kere… - Biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Volume and integrity of white matter correlate with reading ability, but the
underlying factors contributing to this variability are unknown. METHODS: We investigated …

A theoretical molecular network for dyslexia: integrating available genetic findings

G Poelmans, JK Buitelaar, DL Pauls, B Franke - Molecular psychiatry, 2011 - nature.com
Developmental dyslexia is a common specific childhood learning disorder with a strong
heritable component. Previous studies using different genetic approaches have identified …

Genetic Variance in a Component of the Language Acquisition Device: ROBO1 Polymorphisms Associated with Phonological Buffer Deficits

TC Bates, M Luciano, SE Medland, GW Montgomery… - Behavior genetics, 2011 - Springer
The region containing ROBO1 (Chromosome 3p12. 3) has been implicated as a
susceptibility gene for reading disorder and language deficit by translocation and linkage …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic analysis of dyslexia candidate genes in the European cross-linguistic NeuroDys cohort

J Becker, D Czamara, TS Scerri, F Ramus… - European Journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Dyslexia is one of the most common childhood disorders with a prevalence of around 5–
10% in school-age children. Although an important genetic component is known to have a …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …