The Daily Telegraph is always keen to find a cure for things it doesn't
understand.
At 19:39 09/09/99 -0400, you wrote:
>The Journal of Medical Genetics has published an article
>saying that a gene for dyslexia has been identified by scientists.
>
>The Daily Telegraph report heading was
>"Discovery of dyslexia gene may lead to cure."
>
>11 members of a Norwegian family, with many dyslexic members,
>were found to have an oddity in a small region of chromosome two.
>
>The article said that the research raised hopes that screening children
>under two years
>may be early enough to treat it. It may take 5 years to 'map' the gene.
>
>Jean
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>Jean Hutchins, RSA Dip SpLD, AMBDA
>British Dyslexia Association Volunteer
>BDA Computer Committee
>BDA Web Site: http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk/
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>
PATRICK MULCAHY
UCL Disability Co-ordinator
Academic Services
Registrar's Division
Tel: (0171) 391 1343
Fax: (0171) 916 8530
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