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Re: stuttering in families and subtypes

From: Tom (thestutteringbrain.blogspot.com)
Date: 14 Oct 2009
Time: 16:00:20 -0500
Remote Name: 88.207.200.14

Comments

Following on from Joe's statements, I want to point out that the factors highlighted by Per's research are environmental factors but not related to nurture. This nature-nurture dichotomy is highly highly flawed. Nurture is only one part of the environmental impact. I also want to say to Bill that the diversity of stuttering is not obviously linked to different genetic influences. The very same gene(s) can lead to very different expression of primary and secondary stuttering symptoms or not lead to stuttering at all. However, there are likely tens of different gene(s) that can contribute to stuttering. For example, for deafness, geneticists have located more than 100 different genes.


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