Novel discovery of "DCDC2" gene associated with dyslexia.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-26 October 2005-YALE UNIVERSITY: Novel discovery of "DCDC2" gene associated with dyslexia(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26102005 New Haven, Conn. -- 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 deepens understanding of how the reading process works on a molecular...