Dyslexia-linked gene discovered.(DCDC2)(Brief Article)

Science Teacher, The, December, 2005

Pediatric researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified a gene on human chromosome 6 called DCDC2, which is linked to dyslexia, a reading disability affecting millions of children and adults.

The researchers also found that a genetic alteration in DCDC2 leads to a disruption in the formation of brain circuits that make it possible to read. This genetic alteration is transmitted within families.

"These promising results now have the potential to lead to improved diagnostic methods to identify dyslexia and deepen understanding of how the reading process works on a molecular level," says lead author Jeffrey R. Gruen, associate professor in the Pediatrics Department at Yale School of Medicine. The study was published in a special issue of...

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