Three Dyslexia Susceptibility Genes, DYX1C1, DCDC2, and KIAA0319, Affect Temporo-Parietal White Matter Structure

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• 作者：Fahimeh Darki ; Myriam Peyrard-Janvid ; Hans Matsson ; Juha Kere ; Torkel Klingberg
• 关键词：Diffusion tensor imaging ; dyslexia genes ; general population ; reading ability ; single nucleotide polymorphism ; SNP
• 刊名：Biological Psychiatry
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：15 October, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：72
• 期：8
• 页码：671-676
• 全文大小：1045 K

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Background

Volume and integrity of white matter correlate with reading ability, but the underlying factors contributing to this variability are unknown.

Methods

We investigated single nucleotide polymorphisms in three genes previously associated with dyslexia and implicated in neuronal migration (DYX1C1, DCDC2, KIAA0319) and white matter volume in a cohort of 76 children and young adults from the general population.

Results

We found that all three genes contained polymorphisms that were significantly associated with white matter volume in the left temporo-parietal region and that white matter volume influenced reading ability.

Conclusions

The identified region contained white matter pathways connecting the middle temporal gyrus with the inferior parietal lobe. The finding links previous neuroimaging and genetic results and proposes a mechanism underlying variability in reading ability in both normal and impaired readers.