Effect of co-twin gender on neurodevelopmental symptoms: a twin register study
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Effect of co-twin gender on neurodevelopmental symptoms: a twin register study
BACKGROUND Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are neurodevelopmental disorders thought to have both genetic and environmental causes. It has been hypothesized that exposure to elevated levels of prenatal testosterone is associated with elevated traits of ASD and ADHD. Assuming that testosterone levels from a dizygotic male twin fetus may lead to e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Autism
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2040-2392
DOI: 10.1186/s13229-016-0074-z