title: Stuttering as a phenotype for behavioral genetics research.
abstract: Stuttering is a broad behavioral phenotype with an adult prevalence of 0.7-1.0%. Family, twin, and segregation studies all indicate that stuttering has a large genetic component to its etiology. The relatively simple phenotype, the early onset, and the apparent rarity of phenocopies of adult stuttering all make stuttering a promising model for the study of the genetics of broad behavioral phenotypes.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84103.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Mellon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Umar
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D015995:Prevalence; D012106:Research; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013342:Stuttering / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy