is it also hereditary? >> exactly. there are genetic studies that came out this past year, in the new england journal of medicine, published a study just this past year which did so that in about 9% of people that stutter, there's three genes identified. this will hopefully lead us to finding more genes and maybe even changing treatment approaches. >> clarence, do you -- you know, you do kind of describe it as a constant you know, thing, battle. you try to manage it all the time. do you also still have the same kind of mentoring or assistance that you did as a child? do you maintain that as an adult? >> well, i've been happily, luckily, able to help mentor some other people, and help advise other folks. i'm always happy to do that, and i'm on the board of the american institute for stuttering. i really like to give back, because i was a kid myself and went through this and know what a difference it makes when
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