Latest testosterone study supports association with autistic traits
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Latest testosterone study supports association with autistic traits
CAMBRIDGE, UK: Giving women a small dose of the male sex hormone, testosterone, makes them less able to empathise with others, say British and Dutch researchers. Their findings, published in the journal, PNAS, add weight to the theory that the hormone could be significant in the development of autism.
While various genes possibly linked to the autism have been found, the precise combination of genetics and other environmental factors which produce autism is still unclear.
The latest study, from the universities of Cambridge and Utrecht, tests the idea that the disorder may be the result of an “extreme male brain,” perhaps compromised by exposure to male sex hormones during brain development in the womb.
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