In an article entitled “German Scientists Uncover Dyslexia Gene,” DW-Worldwide reports that a term of German scientists has further evidence about DCDC2 as the genetic basis for dyslexia. It’s not quite as much of a new discovery as DW-Worldwide makes it out to be, but it is corroborating evidence.
Dyslexia tends to affect family groups, a fact German geneticists were well aware of when they began their search for a gene responsible for the disease. Now, researchers at the National Genome Research Network say they have located the dyslexia gene, known as DCDC2.
Link to the DW Worldwide article. (Note the very cute picture of the dog and the clever caption that perptuate the reversals myth.) Links to previous coverage of DCDC2 in LD Blog here and here (the latter includes links to several sources for further information).
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