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Brain function distinguishes female carriers and non-carriers of familial risk for autism.
Molecular autism - 20 Oct 2020
Eggebrecht Adam T, Dworetsky Ally, Hawks Zoë, Coalson Rebecca, Adeyemo Babatunde, Davis Savannah, Gray Daniel, McMichael Alana, Petersen Steven E, Constantino John N, Pruett John R
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BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by high population-level heritability and a three-to-one male-to-female ratio that occurs independent of sex linkage. Prior research in a mixed-sex pediatric sample identified neural signatures of familial risk elicited by passive viewing of point light motion displays, suggesting the possibility that both resilience and risk of autism might be...
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