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1. Fetal androgens and autism.

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Voracek, Martin, Gardener, Hannah, and Buka, Stephen L.

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, AUTISM, ANDROGENS, SEX hormones, PRENATAL exposure delayed effects, PHYSIOLOGY
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Prenatal Risk Factors for Autism: Comprehensive Meta-Analysis," by H. Gardener et al in a 2009 issue.

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2010
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2. Digit ratio (2D:4D) as a marker for mental disorders: Low (masculinized) 2D:4D in autism-spectrum disorders, high (feminized) 2D:4D in schizophrenic-spectrum disorders.

Author

Voracek, Martin

Subjects
*MENTAL illness, *AUTISM, *SCHIZOPHRENIA, *PSYCHOSES, *ANDROGENS, *PATHOLOGICAL psychology, *NEUROLOGY
Abstract

Augmenting and supplementing the arguments of Crespi & Badcock (C&B), I show that digit ratio (2D:4D), a putative marker of prenatal androgen action, indeed appears differentially altered in autism-spectrum disorders (lower/masculinized) versus schizophrenic-spectrum disorders (higher/feminized). Consistent with C&B's framework, some evidence (substantial heritability, assortative mating, sex-specific familial transmission) points to possible sex chromosome and imprinted genes effects on 2D:4D expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2008
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