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Language impairment gene does not necessarily equate to language gene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2006

Lance Workman
Lance Workman*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Bath Spa University, BathBA2 9BN, United Kingdom
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Abstract:

The finding of the same language deficit in half the members of the KE family is taken as suggesting that a specific allele (FOXP2) is normally involved in the development of language. Recent studies, however, question the exclusivity of FOXP2, and it is argued that the finding of a gene that disrupts language should not be taken as strong evidence for the existence of genes that underlie it.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , June 2006 , pp. 301
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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