[HTML][HTML] Neurogenetics of developmental dyslexia: from genes to behavior through brain neuroimaging and cognitive and sensorial mechanisms

S Mascheretti, A De Luca, V Trezzi, D Peruzzo… - Translational …, 2017 - nature.com
Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a complex neurodevelopmental deficit characterized by
impaired reading acquisition, in spite of adequate neurological and sensorial conditions …

Molecular genetics of dyslexia: an overview

A Carrion‐Castillo, B Franke, SE Fisher - Dyslexia, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Dyslexia is a highly heritable learning disorder with a complex underlying genetic
architecture. Over the past decade, researchers have pinpointed a number of candidate …

[HTML][HTML] DCDC2, KIAA0319 and CMIP are associated with reading-related traits

TS Scerri, AP Morris, LL Buckingham, DF Newbury… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Several susceptibility genes have been proposed for dyslexia (reading
disability; RD) and specific language impairment (SLI). RD and SLI show comorbidity, but it …

Neural noise hypothesis of developmental dyslexia

R Hancock, KR Pugh, F Hoeft - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2017 - cell.com
Developmental dyslexia (decoding-based reading disorder; RD) is a complex trait with
multifactorial origins at the genetic, neural, and cognitive levels. There is evidence that low …

A theoretical molecular network for dyslexia: integrating available genetic findings

G Poelmans, JK Buitelaar, DL Pauls, B Franke - Molecular psychiatry, 2011 - nature.com
Developmental dyslexia is a common specific childhood learning disorder with a strong
heritable component. Previous studies using different genetic approaches have identified …

Combining MeDIP-seq and MRE-seq to investigate genome-wide CpG methylation

D Li, B Zhang, X Xing, T Wang - Methods, 2015 - Elsevier
DNA CpG methylation is a widespread epigenetic mark in high eukaryotes including
mammals. DNA methylation plays key roles in diverse biological processes such as X …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic analysis of dyslexia candidate genes in the European cross-linguistic NeuroDys cohort

J Becker, D Czamara, TS Scerri, F Ramus… - European Journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Dyslexia is one of the most common childhood disorders with a prevalence of around 5–
10% in school-age children. Although an important genetic component is known to have a …

Whole genome association scan for genetic polymorphisms influencing information processing speed

M Luciano, NK Hansell, J Lahti, G Davies… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Processing speed is an important cognitive function that is compromised in psychiatric
illness (eg, schizophrenia, depression) and old age; it shares genetic background with …

[PDF][PDF] Alleles of a polymorphic ETV6 binding site in DCDC2 confer risk of reading and language impairment

NR Powers, JD Eicher, F Butter, Y Kong… - The American Journal of …, 2013 - cell.com
Reading disability (RD) and language impairment (LI) are common learning disabilities that
make acquisition and utilization of reading and verbal language skills, respectively, difficult …

[HTML][HTML] Dyslexia risk gene relates to representation of sound in the auditory brainstem

NE Neef, B Müller, J Liebig, G Schaadt… - Developmental cognitive …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dyslexia is a reading disorder with strong associations with KIAA0319 and DCDC2. Both
genes play a functional role in spike time precision of neurons. Strikingly, poor readers show …