Dr. Ingo Helbig: "Understanding the Genetics of Stuttering"

26/01/2023 40 min Episodio 5
Dr. Ingo Helbig: "Understanding the Genetics of Stuttering"

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Today Brian Nolan Talks with Dr. Ingo Helbig, a pediatric neurologist in the Division of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In this podcast Dr Helbig, also a person who stutters, talks about his journey as a person who stutters, dealing with coming to America and having to learn to speak English. He shares the research he has begun to understand the genetic makeup of people who stutter. His goal, learn as much about the genetic causes as stuttering as possible, to take away some of the stigma. He needs your help. If you are a person who stutters, please send an email to Dr Helbig at [email protected] to participate in the genetic study. It’s a simple study that only requires a saliva sample. Please. We need your help!

If you are a person who stutters, please send an email to Dr Helbig at [email protected] to participate in the genetic study mentioned in the podcast. It’s a simple study that only requires a saliva sample. Please. We need your help!

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