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SUBMITTER: Scerri TS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3509064 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scerri Thomas S TS Darki Fahimeh F Newbury Dianne F DF Whitehouse Andrew J O AJ Peyrard-Janvid Myriam M Matsson Hans H Ang Qi W QW Pennell Craig E CE Ring Susan S Stein John J Morris Andrew P AP Monaco Anthony P AP Kere Juha J Talcott Joel B JB Klingberg Torkel T Paracchini Silvia S
PloS one 20121128 11
Independent studies have shown that candidate genes for dyslexia and specific language impairment (SLI) impact upon reading/language-specific traits in the general population. To further explore the effect of disorder-associated genes on cognitive functions, we investigated whether they play a role in broader cognitive traits. We tested a panel of dyslexia and SLI genetic risk factors for association with two measures of general cognitive abilities, or IQ, (verbal and non-verbal) in the Avon Lon ...[more]