Specific Learning Disorders: Variation Analysis of 15 Candidate Genes in 9 Multiplex Families

• Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 59; no. 8; p. 1503
• Main Authors: Calì, Francesco, Di Blasi, Francesco Domenico, Avola, Emanuela, Vinci, Mirella, Musumeci, Antonino, Gloria, Angelo, Greco, Donatella, Raciti, Daniela Rita, Zagami, Alessandro, Rizzo, Biagio, Città, Santina, Federico, Concetta, Vetri, Luigi, Saccone, Salvatore, Buono, Serafino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Brain research; Cell cycle; Consortia; Dyslexia; Family; Genes; Genetic research; Genetics; Health aspects; Kinases; Learning; Learning disabilities; multiplex SLD families; next-generation sequencing; Proteins; Reading; single nucleotide polymorphisms; Social aspects; Specific Learning Disorder (SLD)

Background and Objectives: Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a complex neurobiological disorder characterized by a persistent difficult in reading (dyslexia), written expression (dysgraphia), and mathematics (dyscalculia). The hereditary and genetic component is one of the underlying causes of SLD...