Dyslexia risk variant rs600753 is linked with dyslexia-specific differential allelic expression of DYX1C1.

ABSTRACT: An increasing number of genetic variants involved in dyslexia development were discovered during the last years, yet little is known about the molecular functional mechanisms of these SNPs. In this study we investigated whether dyslexia candidate SNPs have a direct, disease-specific effect on local expression levels of the assumed target gene by using a differential allelic expression assay. In total, 12 SNPs previously associated with dyslexia and related phenotypes were suitable for analysis. Transcripts corresponding to four SNPs were sufficiently expressed in 28 cell lines originating from controls and a family affected by dyslexia. We observed a significant effect of rs600753 on expression levels of DYX1C1 in forward and reverse sequencing approaches. The expression level of the rs600

SUBMITTER: Muller B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5901500 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature