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A Gene Causing Dyslexia Found

Posted by timothy on from the hopeful-signs dept.

Rovaani writes "A group of Finnish scientist have found a gene causing dyslexia. Dyslexia is the most common learning disorder among children and affects anywhere between 3 percent and 10 percent of the population."

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  1. Obvious by IainHere · · Score: 3, Informative

    It has been known for over a century that dyslexia runs in families. It is common practise today to keep a particular eye on siblings of those with dyslexia in order to diagnose them quicker if they turn out also to have it.

    All this means that it is obvious that there are genes that cause dyslexia. Also, this research has been done on a single family, which will likely only find a single cause of a problem that has many causes.

    Don't get me wrong, it's great that this research is ongoing, it's just that it's of no real use, or news value.