Shared Genetic Effects Between Age at Menarche and Disordered Eating
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No association between age at menarche and sex of offspring.
Sir, We read with interest the article by Fukuda et al. (2011). The title ‘The sex ratio of offspring is associated with the mothers’ age at menarche’ suggests a direct connection between age at menarche and sex of offspring. We consider this interpretation a stretch of the presented data and want to comment on some issues in their study. Additionally, results from our substantially larger Dani...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Adolescent Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1054-139X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.02.013