A global study has identified the DNA markers for stuttering, providing a genetic link that will pave the way for clinicians to predict which family members will experience the speech disorder.

Curtin Stuttering Treatment Clinic Founder and associate professor Janet Beilby spoke to 6PR Radio Perth Live presenter Oliver Peterson and said the research explains the “very frustrating disorder” is part of a persons makeup, debunking a lot of myths.

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