NYT: Scientists Tie Two Additional Genes to Dyslexia

[DeepModem Mom]

Scientists Tie Two Additional Genes to Dyslexia
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.

As many as a dozen genes are probably involved in the disorder, he said, with each playing a role in the necessary migration of neurons as the brain's circuitry develops....


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

[Strathos]

1. htats aewsmoe!

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LOL

[newyawker99]

5. Hi Strathos!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Strathos]

7. thanks newyawker99!

I love it here.

[Auntie Bush]

2. Now all they have to do is find a cure.

I wonder if they can be identified before birth?

[LostinVA]

3. No such thing -- it's the demon thetan souls in your body

Just ask Tom Cruise -- he says there's no such thing as dyslexia... SCientology got rid of his... of course, it wasn't really dyslexia, but the evil souls in his body.

[goforit]

8. LOL!!!! Ahhh...religion!....Ain't it simplistic.

[truthisfreedom]

4. dyslexics everywhere, untie!

[DELUSIONAL]

9. so what can we do about ALL the teachers who abused us

and the current crop of teachers who continue to abuse students as "dumb or lazy" (not all -- but some are nuts when dealing with dyslexics).

My question is if dyslexia is "cured" -- then what about the extraordinary individuals who just happened to be dyslexic?

Since I am a dyslexic -- my theory counts -- and I say that we happen to see the world just a bit differently and sometimes more creatively than "normal" non-dyslexics.

The most important thing is to identify dyslexics early -- but so often the really intelligent dyslexics can hide their disabilities.

[Ferretherder]

6. One of the genes has been named after ...

...the man who first identified it, Dr. Raymond Luxury Yacht, whose name is pronounced 'Throat Warbler Mangrove'.