NYT: Scientists Tie Two Additional Genes to Dyslexia

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By SANDRA BLAKESLEE
Published: October 29, 2005
One year after scientists discovered a gene whose flaw contributes to dyslexia, two more such genes have now been identified.

The findings, described yesterday in Salt Lake City at a meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, support the idea that many people deemed simply lazy or stupid because of their severe reading problems may instead have a genetic disorder that interfered with the wiring of their brains before birth.

"I am ecstatic about this research," said Dr. Albert M. Galaburda of Harvard Medical School, a leading authority on developmental disorders who was not involved in the latest discoveries.

The findings, added to last year's, mean that for the first time, "we have a link between genes, brain development and a complex behavioral syndrome," Dr. Galaburda said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/29/science/29gene.html

A genetic test should be available soon.

This will probably save my son's life. New Jersey, where I live, doesn't believe in dyslexia.

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1. What part of NJ? I think we have a good grasp here.

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