ISSN:
1573-0905
Keywords:
Differential diagnosis
;
Etiology
;
Genetics
;
Mathematics performance
;
Reading disability
;
Twins
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Education
Notes:
Abstract In order to assess the etiology of reading disability as a function of mathematics performance, data from 168 monozygotic (MZ) and 127 same-sex dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs in which at least one member of each pair was reading-disabled were subjected to quantitative genetic analyses. MZ and DZ concordance rates for reading disability were computed for different levels of mathematics performance, and reading performance data were fitted to an extension of the basic multiple regression model for the analysis of selected twin data. Results of these analyses suggest that genetic factors may be especially salient as a cause of reading disability in children with borderline deficits in mathematics performance: thus, mathematics performance may be a valid dimension for diagnosing subtypes of reading disability.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00395110
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