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Is the Second to Fourth Digit Ratio (2D:4D) a Biomarker of Sex-Steroids Activity?

1 Jun 2017

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The second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) has been used as an indirect method to investigate the putative effects of prenatal exposure to androgens, and has been reported to be smaller in males than in females. This gender difference in digit length ratios has been linked with the in utero balance of androgens to oestrogen. This sexual dimorphism in 2D:4D ratios is apparent by 2 years of age and seems to be...

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PMID: 28613048
DOI: 10.17458/per.vol14.2017.sse.sexsteroids

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