Recent research on stuttering and genetics

[Sandeep Krishnakumar]

Came across this article about stuttering and its association with genetics. Was an interesting read and I thought I'd share it with the group.

https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/news/life-changing-genetic-link-identified-for-stuttering-403075

Hope everyone's having a great summer! 

Sandeep

[Sandeep Krishnakumar]

A slightly more detailed article... https://news.vumc.org/2025/07/28/large-scale-study-defines-genetic-architecture-of-stuttering/

[Dennis Berry]

Thanks Sandeep.  This is interesting.  I don’t know of any stutterers in my family, but then I don’t know much about my father’s family.  Do any of the rest of you have stuttering relatives?

 

Dennis

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[Steven Douglas]

My father and my brother both speak with a mild stutter! 

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[Simon Le Couteur]

My grandmother had a stutter, my cousin has a stutter, my father has a severe stutter and now my 4 year old son is showing the early signs.

Um, yes I would say "no sh*t" when they say there is a genetic link!

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[sean munley]

You know when I first went to speech therapy when I was 5 or something, they asked if anyone in my family had a stutter.  Nobody to my knowledge has a stutter either which is interesting.  

~Sean

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[Bari Holman]

I spoke with Dr. Shelly Kraft, PhD, Wayne State University at the recent NSA national conference in Denver.   She told me that she plans to make a presentation to the NSA convention next year (probably July) at Scottsdale, AZ.   I am planning to attend specifically for this presentation. 

 

Bari Holman

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Westminster, CO 80021

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A slightly more detailed article... https://news.vumc.org/2025/07/28/large-scale-study-defines-genetic-architecture-of-stuttering/

[Scott Dimetrosky]

I did a survey years ago for Cathy Otto in New York (some of you knew of her speech center there), and if I recall correctly something like half of the respondents knew of one relative in their families who stuttered (my father stuttered).

 
Scott
 
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[CyberBoxx [Jack R. (Box)]]

My father, Grady G., born 1901, stuttered in my expert opinion. 

 ... A Box surnamed cousin had a different memory.
His speech was void of involuntary block; but, his speech pattern was unusual / abnormal. 

What we 21st century stutterers call:  circumlocution,

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