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Examining Sex Differences in Autism Heritability.
JAMA psychiatry - 1 Jul 2024
Sandin Sven, Yip Benjamin H K, Yin Weiyao, Weiss Lauren A, Dougherty Joseph D, Fass Stuart, Constantino John N, Hailin Zhu, Turner Tychele N, Marrus Natasha, Gutmann David H, Sanders Stephan J, Christoffersson Benjamin
Abstract excerpt
Importance: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder more prevalent in males than in females. The cause of ASD is largely genetic, but the association of genetics with the skewed sex ratio is not yet understood. To our knowledge, no large population-based study has provided estimates of heritability by sex. Objective: To estimate the sex-specific heritability of ASD. Design, Setting, and...
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