FOXP2 is not a major susceptibility gene for autism or specific language impairment.
The FOXP2 gene, located on human 7q31 (at the SPCH1 locus), encodes a transcription factor containing a polyglutamine tract and a forkhead domain. FOXP2 is mutated in a severe monogenic form of speech and language impairment, segregating within a single large pedigree, and is also disrupted by a tra...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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