Ron Nudel, Camilla A J Christiani, Jessica Ohland, Md Jamal Uddin, Nicoline Hemager, Ditte V Ellersgaard, Katrine S Spang, Birgitte K Burton, Aja N Greve, Ditte L Gantriis, Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm, Jens Richardt M Jepsen, Anne A E Thorup, Ole Mors, Merete Nordentoft, Thomas Werge
Language is one of the cognitive domains often impaired across many neurodevelopmental disorders. While for some disorders the linguistic deficit is the primary impairment (e.g., specific language impairment, SLI), for others it may accompany broader behavioral problems (e.g., autism). The precise nature of this phenotypic overlap has been the subject of debate. Moreover, several studies have found genetic overlaps across neurodevelopmental disorders. This raises the question of whether these genetic overlaps may correlate with phenotypic overlaps and, if so, in what manner...
March 2020: Autism Research: Official Journal of the International Society for Autism Research