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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.
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Behavioral & Brain Sciences . Jun2008, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p283-284. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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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]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0140525X
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Behavioral & Brain Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33526249
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X08004445