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Innovative Family-Based Genetically Informed Series of Analyses of Whole-Exome Data Supports Likely Inheritance for Grammar in Children with Specific Language Impairment.
- Source :
- Children; Jul2023, Vol. 10 Issue 7, p1119, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Individuals with specific language impairment (SLI) struggle with language acquisition despite average non-verbal intelligence and otherwise typical development. One SLI account focuses on grammar acquisition delay. The current study aimed to detect novel rare genetic variants associated with performance on a grammar assessment, the Test of Early Grammatical Impairment (TEGI), in English-speaking children. The TEGI was selected due to its sensitivity and specificity, consistently high heritability estimates, and its absence from all but one molecular genetic study. We performed whole exome sequencing (WES) in eight families with SLI (n = 74 total) and follow-up Sanger sequencing in additional unrelated probands (n = 146). We prioritized rare exonic variants shared by individuals with low TEGI performance (n = 34) from at least two families under two filtering workflows: (1) novel and (2) previously reported candidate genes. Candidate variants were observed on six new genes (PDHA2, PCDHB3, FURIN, NOL6, IQGAP3, and BAHCC1), and two genes previously reported for overall language ability (GLI3 and FLNB). We specifically suggest PCDHB3, a protocadherin gene, and NOL6 are critical for ribosome synthesis, as they are important targets of SLI investigation. The proposed SLI candidate genes associated with TEGI performance emphasize the utility of precise phenotyping and family-based genetic study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DNA analysis
SEQUENCE analysis
GENETIC mutation
SALIVA
FAMILIES
COMPARATIVE grammar
GENETIC variation
FISHER exact test
RISK assessment
RESEARCH funding
GLYCOPROTEINS
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
INTELLECT
SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics)
GENETIC techniques
LANGUAGE disorders
DIFFUSION of innovations
PHENOTYPES
GENEALOGY
LONGITUDINAL method
MOUTH
DISEASE risk factors
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279067
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Children
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 168588922
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children10071119