Nine new X chromosome genes associated with learning disabilities
Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 14:07
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- A collaboration between more than 70 researchers across the globe has uncovered nine new genes on the X chromosome that, when knocked-out, lead to learning disabilities. The international team studied almost all X chromosome genes in 208 families with learning disabilities - the largest screen of this type ever reported.