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Polycystic ovary syndrome and autism: A test of the prenatal sex steroid theory

Elevated levels of prenatal testosterone may increase the risk for autism spectrum conditions (autism). Given that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is also associated with elevated prenatal testosterone and its precursor sex steroids, a hypothesis from the prenatal sex steroid theory is that women w...

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Autores principales: Cherskov, Adriana, Pohl, Alexa, Allison, Carrie, Zhang, Heping, Payne, Rupert A., Baron-Cohen, Simon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6068102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30065244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-018-0186-7