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StutterTalk.com: Talking about Stuttering: Dr. Dennis Drayna: Researchers Identify Three Genes as Source of Stuttering in Families Studied - Additional Genes Located (Episode 180)

Dr. Dennis Drayna: Researchers Identify Three Genes as Source of Stuttering in Families Studied - Additional Genes Located (Episode 180)

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Dr. Dennis Drayna, geneticist and senior researcher for the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his recently published research which has identified three genes as a source of stuttering in families studied. Read the NIH press release here.

The research article that Dr. Drayna is senior author on and discusses, titled Mutations in the Lysosomal Enzyme–Targeting Pathway and Persistent Stuttering, is available at the New England Journal of Medicine. This research has been covered widely in the media including this segment on National Public Radio featuring Jane Fraser, President of the Stuttering Foundation. In addition, the journal published this editorial titled Genetic Susceptibility to Stuttering.

Eric Jackson is in the production booth for this episode.