Gene research finds DNA variants linked to dyslexia in first study of its kind

A study led by the University of Edinburgh has identified a series of DNA variants linked to dyslexia (Jane Barlow/PA)

Scientists have for the first time pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia.

Dyslexia is known to run in families – partly because of genetic factors – but until now, little was known about the specific genes that relate to the risk of it developing.