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Research from the team

New research from the study team: We found a new gene that causes a neurodevelopmental disorder, with speech impairment.

7 August 2019

“We identified seven affected females in four pedigrees with likely pathogenic variants in ZNF142” – Khan et al. 2019

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Are children who stutter more anxious than those who don’t? Results from a community sample of 11 year old children with persistent stuttering

18 June 2019

“We found no evidence that … 11 year old children who stutter were more anxious than those who had recovered from stuttering and nonstuttering controls” – Smith et al. 2017

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What happens between 4 and 7 years? An Australian population based profile of children who recovered from stuttering.

18 June 2019

“The recovery rate [from stuttering] by the age of 7 years was 65%.” -Kefalianos et al 2017

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Recent Posts

  • End of 2019 update!
  • Spotlight: Participant Rich talks about his experiences with stuttering
  • Genetics of Stuttering Study in the media!
  • New research from the study team: We found a new gene that causes a neurodevelopmental disorder, with speech impairment.
  • How many children who stutter also have ADHD? A retrospective clinical audit (review of medical files)
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This project is being funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), and has been approved by the Royal Children's Hospital Human Research Ethics Commitee (RCH HREC Reference Number 37353). If you have any concerns about the project or the way it is being conducted, and would like to speak to someone independent of the project, please contact: Director, Ethics & Research, The Royal Children’s Hospital on telephone: (03) 9345 5044.

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