Increased prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidies in specific language impairment and dyslexia.

AIM: Sex chromosome aneuploidies increase the risk of spoken or written language disorders but individuals with specific language impairment (SLI) or dyslexia do not routinely undergo cytogenetic analysis. We assess the frequency of sex chromosome aneuploidies in individuals with language impairment...

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मुख्य लेखकों: Simpson, N, Addis, L, Brandler, WM, Slonims, V, Clark, A, Watson, J, Scerri, T, Hennessy, E, Bolton, P, Conti-Ramsden, G, Fairfax, B, Knight, J, Stein, J, Talcott, J, O'Hare, A, Baird, G, Paracchini, S, Fisher, SE, Newbury, D
स्वरूप: Journal article
भाषा:English
प्रकाशित: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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author Simpson, N
Addis, L
Brandler, WM
Slonims, V
Clark, A
Watson, J
Scerri, T
Hennessy, E
Bolton, P
Conti-Ramsden, G
Fairfax, B
Knight, J
Stein, J
Talcott, J
O'Hare, A
Baird, G
Paracchini, S
Fisher, SE
Newbury, D
author_facet Simpson, N
Addis, L
Brandler, WM
Slonims, V
Clark, A
Watson, J
Scerri, T
Hennessy, E
Bolton, P
Conti-Ramsden, G
Fairfax, B
Knight, J
Stein, J
Talcott, J
O'Hare, A
Baird, G
Paracchini, S
Fisher, SE
Newbury, D
author_sort Simpson, N
collection OXFORD
description AIM: Sex chromosome aneuploidies increase the risk of spoken or written language disorders but individuals with specific language impairment (SLI) or dyslexia do not routinely undergo cytogenetic analysis. We assess the frequency of sex chromosome aneuploidies in individuals with language impairment or dyslexia. METHOD: Genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping was performed in three sample sets: a clinical cohort of individuals with speech and language deficits (87 probands: 61 males, 26 females; age range 4 to 23 years), a replication cohort of individuals with SLI, from both clinical and epidemiological samples (209 probands: 139 males, 70 females; age range 4 to 17 years), and a set of individuals with dyslexia (314 probands: 224 males, 90 females; age range 7 to 18 years). RESULTS: In the clinical language-impaired cohort, three abnormal karyotypic results were identified in probands (proband yield 3.4%). In the SLI replication cohort, six abnormalities were identified providing a consistent proband yield (2.9%). In the sample of individuals with dyslexia, two sex chromosome aneuploidies were found giving a lower proband yield of 0.6%. In total, two XYY, four XXY (Klinefelter syndrome), three XXX, one XO (Turner syndrome), and one unresolved karyotype were identified. INTERPRETATION: The frequency of sex chromosome aneuploidies within each of the three cohorts was increased over the expected population frequency (approximately 0.25%) suggesting that genetic testing may prove worthwhile for individuals with language and literacy problems and normal non-verbal IQ. Early detection of these aneuploidies can provide information and direct the appropriate management for individuals.
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spelling oxford-uuid:35f3b9a1-9f64-4867-a8f3-46271d28c7ac2022-03-26T13:34:51ZIncreased prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidies in specific language impairment and dyslexia.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:35f3b9a1-9f64-4867-a8f3-46271d28c7acEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordBlackwell Publishing Ltd2014Simpson, NAddis, LBrandler, WMSlonims, VClark, AWatson, JScerri, THennessy, EBolton, PConti-Ramsden, GFairfax, BKnight, JStein, JTalcott, JO'Hare, ABaird, GParacchini, SFisher, SENewbury, DAIM: Sex chromosome aneuploidies increase the risk of spoken or written language disorders but individuals with specific language impairment (SLI) or dyslexia do not routinely undergo cytogenetic analysis. We assess the frequency of sex chromosome aneuploidies in individuals with language impairment or dyslexia. METHOD: Genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping was performed in three sample sets: a clinical cohort of individuals with speech and language deficits (87 probands: 61 males, 26 females; age range 4 to 23 years), a replication cohort of individuals with SLI, from both clinical and epidemiological samples (209 probands: 139 males, 70 females; age range 4 to 17 years), and a set of individuals with dyslexia (314 probands: 224 males, 90 females; age range 7 to 18 years). RESULTS: In the clinical language-impaired cohort, three abnormal karyotypic results were identified in probands (proband yield 3.4%). In the SLI replication cohort, six abnormalities were identified providing a consistent proband yield (2.9%). In the sample of individuals with dyslexia, two sex chromosome aneuploidies were found giving a lower proband yield of 0.6%. In total, two XYY, four XXY (Klinefelter syndrome), three XXX, one XO (Turner syndrome), and one unresolved karyotype were identified. INTERPRETATION: The frequency of sex chromosome aneuploidies within each of the three cohorts was increased over the expected population frequency (approximately 0.25%) suggesting that genetic testing may prove worthwhile for individuals with language and literacy problems and normal non-verbal IQ. Early detection of these aneuploidies can provide information and direct the appropriate management for individuals.
spellingShingle Simpson, N
Addis, L
Brandler, WM
Slonims, V
Clark, A
Watson, J
Scerri, T
Hennessy, E
Bolton, P
Conti-Ramsden, G
Fairfax, B
Knight, J
Stein, J
Talcott, J
O'Hare, A
Baird, G
Paracchini, S
Fisher, SE
Newbury, D
Increased prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidies in specific language impairment and dyslexia.
title Increased prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidies in specific language impairment and dyslexia.
title_full Increased prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidies in specific language impairment and dyslexia.
title_fullStr Increased prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidies in specific language impairment and dyslexia.
title_full_unstemmed Increased prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidies in specific language impairment and dyslexia.
title_short Increased prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidies in specific language impairment and dyslexia.
title_sort increased prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidies in specific language impairment and dyslexia
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