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Discovery of 42 genome-wide significant loci associated with dyslexia

Reading and writing are crucial life skills but roughly one in ten children are affected by dyslexia, which can persist into adulthood. Family studies of dyslexia suggest heritability up to 70%, yet few convincing genetic markers have been found.

Citation:
Doust C, Fontanillas P, Eising E, ……… WaThe Kidsns KE, Whitehouse AJO, Wigg KG, et al. Quantitative Trait Working Group of the GenLang C. Discovery of 42 genome-wide significant loci associated with dyslexia. Nature Genetics. 2022;54(11):1621-9.

Abstract:
Reading and writing are crucial life skills but roughly one in ten children are affected by dyslexia, which can persist into adulthood. Family studies of dyslexia suggest heritability up to 70%, yet few convincing genetic markers have been found.