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A Higher Mutational Burden in Females Supports a Female Protective Model in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Published February 27, 2014
in American Journal of Human Genetics
Researchers have more clues as to why more boys than girls are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. A new study in the American Journal of Human Genetics suggests that for boys, it takes less of a genetic hit to cause autism than it does for girls. The study continues to say that when it does appear in girls, it is due to a much more severe genetic hit, usually resulting in much more severe autism symptoms.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002929714000597
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