Journal article
Recent advances in the genetics of language impairment.
- Abstract:
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Specific language impairment (SLI) is defined as an unexpected and persistent impairment in language ability despite adequate opportunity and intelligence and in the absence of any explanatory medical conditions. This condition is highly heritable and affects between 5% and 8% of pre-school children. Over the past few years, investigations have begun to uncover genetic factors that may contribute to susceptibility to language impairment. So far, variants in four specific genes have been assoc...
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- Journal:
- Genome medicine
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 6
- Publication date:
- 2010-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1756-994X
- ISSN:
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1756-994X
- Source identifiers:
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50293
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:50293
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- pubs:50293
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2010
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