Do boys with MAOA_LPR*2R allele present cognitive and learning impairments?

Unlabelled: Monoamine oxidase A () polymorphisms have been associated with antisocial disorders. Less attention has been paid to the cognitive functioning of individuals with different alleles. No study has described the cognitive phenotype associated with the less frequent, low enzyme activity allele, MAOA_LPR*2R.

How Good Is the Phoneme Elision Test in Assessing Reading, Spelling and Arithmetic-Related Abilities?

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy of phoneme elision task (PET).

Method: We assessed cross-sectionally 470 Brazilian children (54.3% girls) aged between 7 and 11 years (mean age = 8.