Open AccessGenetic contributions to stuttering: the current evidence
Author(s) -
FrigerioDomingues Carlos,
Drayna Dennis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
molecular genetics and genomic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 29
ISSN - 2324-9269
DOI - 10.1002/mgg3.276
Subject(s) - stuttering , current (fluid) , biology , medicine , neuroscience , genetics , audiology , engineering , electrical engineering
Evidence for genetic factors in persistent developmental stuttering has accumulated over the past four decades, and the genes that underlie this disorder are starting to be identified. The genes identified to date, all point to deficits in intracellular trafficking in this disorder.
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