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Can the “female protective effect” liability threshold model explain sex differences in autism spectrum disorder?

Male sex is a strong risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The leading theory for a “female protective effect” (FPE) envisions males and females have “differing thresholds” under a “liability threshold model” (DT-LTM). Specifically, this model posits that females require either a greater n...

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Autores principales: Dougherty, Joseph D., Marrus, Natasha, Maloney, Susan E., Yip, Benjamin, Sandin, Sven, Turner, Tychele N., Selmanovic, Din, Kroll, Kristen L., Gutmann, David H., Constantino, John N., Weiss, Lauren A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9588569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35868305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2022.06.020