The DCDC2 deletion is not a risk factor for dyslexia

Dyslexia is a specific impairment in learning to read and has strong heritability. An intronic deletion within the DCDC2 gene, with ~8% frequency in European populations, is increasingly used as a marker for dyslexia in neuroimaging and behavioural studies. At a mechanistic level, this deletion has...

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Main Authors: Scerri, T, Macpherson, E, Martinelli, A, Wa, W, Monaco, AP, Stein, J, Zheng, M, Ho, C, McBride, C, Snowling, M, Hulme, C, Hayiou-Thomas, M, Waye, M, Talcott, J, Paracchini, S
Format: Journal article
Published: Springer Nature 2017