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Biochemical and cytogenetic techniques for the study of communication disorders
Author(s) -
Kimberling William J.,
Brookhouser Patrick E.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198102000-00011
Subject(s) - etiology , intervention (counseling) , treacher collins syndrome , cytogenetics , waardenburg syndrome , psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , genetics , biology , craniofacial , chromosome , gene , phenotype
At least 30 to 40% of all childhood communication disorders are thought to be genetic in etiology. These range from well‐defined entities such as the Treacher Collins and Waardenburg syndromes to such a poorly delineated problem as reading disability. Genetics, in the past, has proved to be a powerful tool in predicting families at risk for having a child with a serious disorder. New techniques in biochemical and cytogenetics are now making feasible the early detection of individuals at high risk for developing certain disorders with the implied potential for prevention or amelioration of the resultant disability through early intervention.