Sex differences in the association between infant markers and later autistic traits
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- 作者：Rachael Bedford ; Emily J. H. Jones ; Mark H. Johnson ; Andrew Pickles…
- 关键词：Sex difference ; Infants ; Autism ; High risk ; Differential liability
- 刊名：Molecular Autism
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：7
- 期：1
- 全文大小：1,641 KB
- 刊物主题：Neurology; Neurosciences; Neuropsychology; Molecular Medicine; Psychiatry; Pediatrics;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：2040-2392
文摘
Background Although it is well established that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is higher in males than females, there is relatively little understanding of the underlying mechanisms and their developmental time course. Sex-specific protective or risk factors have often been invoked to explain these differences, but such factors are yet to be identified.