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Language and genetics: Needs and opportunities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2005

PEGGY McCARDLE ,
JUDITH COOPER  and
LISA FREUND
PEGGY McCARDLE
Affiliation:
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
JUDITH COOPER
Affiliation:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
LISA FREUND
Affiliation:
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Abstract

This paper describes the next steps for establishing detailed, useful behavioral phenotypes and for moving forward in the study of the relationships among genes, the environment, and language disorders. Key issues are recognizing the continuum of language behaviors to accurately describe disorders and the spectrum of typical development. A coordinated plan with foundational studies that address definition, measurement, design, and analytical methods is needed. Researcher capacity must be increased, and a greater focus on communication across disciplines to successfully accomplish interdisciplinary research is required. Language is not static, even in disorders; thus, we must study change over time. It is necessary to think about behavioral phenotypes in terms of developmental trajectories. Finally, data sharing and ethical and legal issues must be addressed.

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Applied Psycholinguistics , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 2005 , pp. 129 - 135
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© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private opinions of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the US Department of Health and Human Services of the National Institutes of Health.

References

McCardle P., & Cooper J. 2004. Next steps in the study of genetics and language disorders. In M. L. Rice & S. F. Warren (Eds.), Developmental language disorders: From phenotypes to etiologies (pp. 373– 380). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.