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Mutations associated with autism lead to similar synaptic and behavioral alterations in both sexes of male and female mouse brain.
Scientific reports - 4 Jan 2024
Tripathi Manish Kumar, Ojha Shashank Kumar, Kartawy Maryam, Khaliulin Igor, Hamoudi Wajeha, Amal Haitham
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder based on synaptic abnormalities. The estimated prevalence rate of male individuals diagnosed with ASD prevails over females is in a proportion of 4:1. Consequently, males remain the main focus in ASD studies in clinical and experimental settings. Meanwhile, some studies point to an underestimation of this disorder in females. In this work, we studied...
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