Mutations in the Lysosomal Enzyme–Targeting Pathway and Persistent Stuttering
Author(s) -
Changsoo Kang,
Sheikh Riazuddin,
Jennifer Mundorff,
Donna M. Krasnewich,
Penelope L. Friedman,
James C. Mullikin,
Dennis Drayna
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0902630
Subject(s) - stuttering , medicine , linkage (software) , genetic linkage , genetics , speech disorder , chromosome , communication disorder , mutation , language disorder , neuroscience , biology , gene , audiology , psychiatry , cognition
Stuttering is a disorder of unknown cause characterized by repetitions, prolongations, and interruptions in the flow of speech. Genetic factors have been implicated in this disorder, and previous studies of stuttering have identified linkage to markers on chromosome 12.
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