Prenatal androgen exposure causes a sexually dimorphic transgenerational increase in offspring susceptibility to anxiety disorders
Abstract If and how obesity and elevated androgens in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affect their offspring’s psychiatric health is unclear. Using data from Swedish population health registers, we showed that daughters of mothers with PCOS have a 78% increased risk of being diagnosed wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-01-01
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Series: | Translational Psychiatry |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-01183-9 |