Genetic and environmental influence on language impairment in 4-year-old same-sex and opposite-sex twins

Background: We investigated the aetiology of language impairment in 579 four year-old twins with low language performance and their co-twins, members of 160 MZ twin pairs, 131 same-sex DZ pairs and 102 opposite-sex DZ pairs. Methods: Language impairment in 4-year-olds was defined by scores below the...

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Main Authors: Viding, E, Spinath, F, Price, T, Bishop, D, Dale, P, Plomin, R
Other Authors: Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishers 2004
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