Prenatal versus postnatal sex steroid hormone effects on autistic traits in children at 18 to 24 months of age

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies of prenatal exposure to sex steroid hormones predict autistic traits in children at 18 to 24 and at 96 months of age. However, it is not known whether postnatal exposure to these hormones has a similar effect. This study comp...

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Main Authors: Auyeung Bonnie, Ahluwalia Jag, Thomson Lynn, Taylor Kevin, Hackett Gerald, O’Donnell Kieran J, Baron-Cohen Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:Molecular Autism
Online Access:http://www.molecularautism.com/content/3/1/17