Abstract
The dyslexia susceptibility locus DYX2 (chr. 6p21-p22) harbours two candidate genes, DCDC2 and KIAA0319. In 2006, Harold et al. reported evidence for interaction between both genes. Having previously identified a risk haplotype for dyslexia in DCDC2, but not KIAA0319, in German families, we also tested for interaction between this risk haplotype and KIAA0319. We found a nominally significant association for the quantitative dimension "word reading", the core phenotype in the study of Harold et al., which may be considered as supportive evidence.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Neural Transmission |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1587-1589 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0300-9564 |
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| Publication status | Published - 11.2008 |
Funding
GSK, AW, AZ, HR, BMM and MMN were supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. MMN received further support for this work from the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung. The study was approved by the ethical committees of the Universities of Marburg and Würzburg. Informed consent was given by all participants or their parents if aged 14 or younger.