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Individual differences in handedness and specific speech and language impairment: evidence against a genetic link.

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Data from two twin studies were used to address two related questions. First, is there any association between handedness and specific speech and language impairment (SSLI) in children? Second, is there genetic influence on individual differences in handedness and, if so, are the same genes implicated in the cause of SSLI? The first study used data from 58 MZ and 26 DZ pairs previously recruited for an investigation into the genetic origins of SSLI. All pairs contained at least one child with...

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10.1023/a:1012239617367

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
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Author
Publisher:
Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Journal:
Behavior genetics More from this journal
Volume:
31
Issue:
4
Pages:
339-351
Publication date:
2001-07-01
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EISSN:
1573-3297
ISSN:
0001-8244
Language:
English
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pubs:14450
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uuid:34c30cc9-0e90-4aa7-964e-8b40a0ba10e3
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pubs:14450
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14450
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2011-08-12

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