TY - JOUR
T1 - Mapping for dyslexia and related cognitive trait loci provides strong evidence for further risk genes on chromosome 6p21
AU - König, Inke R.
AU - Schumacher, Johannes
AU - Hoffmann, Per
AU - Kleensang, André
AU - Ludwig, Kerstin U.
AU - Grimm, Tiemo
AU - Neuhoff, Nina
AU - Preis, Maike
AU - Roeske, Darina
AU - Warnke, Andreas
AU - Propping, Peter
AU - Remschmidt, Helmut
AU - Nöthen, Markus M.
AU - Ziegler, Andreas
AU - Müller-Myhsok, Bertram
AU - Schulte-Körne, Gerd
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - In a genome-wide linkage scan, we aimed at mapping risk loci for dyslexia in the German population. Our sample comprised 1,030 individuals from 246 dyslexia families which were recruited through a single-proband sib pair study design and a detailed assessment of dyslexia and related cognitive traits. We found evidence for a major dyslexia locus on chromosome 6p21. The cognitive trait rapid naming (objects/colors) produced a genome-wide significant LOD score of 5.87 (P=1.00×10-7) and the implicated 6p-risk region spans around 10Mb. Although our finding maps close to DYX2, where the dyslexia candidate genes DCDC2 and KIAA0319 have already been identified, our data point to the presence of an additional risk gene in this region and are highlighting the impact of 6p21 in dyslexia and related cognitive traits. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
AB - In a genome-wide linkage scan, we aimed at mapping risk loci for dyslexia in the German population. Our sample comprised 1,030 individuals from 246 dyslexia families which were recruited through a single-proband sib pair study design and a detailed assessment of dyslexia and related cognitive traits. We found evidence for a major dyslexia locus on chromosome 6p21. The cognitive trait rapid naming (objects/colors) produced a genome-wide significant LOD score of 5.87 (P=1.00×10-7) and the implicated 6p-risk region spans around 10Mb. Although our finding maps close to DYX2, where the dyslexia candidate genes DCDC2 and KIAA0319 have already been identified, our data point to the presence of an additional risk gene in this region and are highlighting the impact of 6p21 in dyslexia and related cognitive traits. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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U2 - 10.1002/ajmg.b.31135
DO - 10.1002/ajmg.b.31135
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 21184582
AN - SCOPUS:79953661892
SN - 1552-4841
VL - 156
SP - 36
EP - 43
JO - American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
IS - 1
ER -