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02-11-2010, 08:32 AM
Studies of stuttering in both families and twins had long suggested that stuttering has a significant genetic component. But until now, scientists had not been able to identify specific genes that might cause the disorder.
The finding is important, experts said, because it shows that stuttering, which affects as many as 1% of all adults worldwide, is biological in origin and not the result of poor parenting, emotional distress or other nebulous factors that many physicians have cited as causes.
Full article: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-sci-stuttering11-2010feb11,0,373824.story
The finding is important, experts said, because it shows that stuttering, which affects as many as 1% of all adults worldwide, is biological in origin and not the result of poor parenting, emotional distress or other nebulous factors that many physicians have cited as causes.
Full article: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-sci-stuttering11-2010feb11,0,373824.story