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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Prenatal Sex Hormone Exposure Is Associated with the Development of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Mengwei Li, Noriyoshi Usui, Shoichi Shimada

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Decoding the genetic landscape of autism: A comprehensive review.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2024
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  5. Exploring key genes and pathways associated with sex differences in autism spectrum disorder: integrated bioinformatic analysis.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mengwei LiDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan.
Noriyoshi UsuiDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8079-8013
Shoichi ShimadaDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual differentiation is a major developmental process. Sex differences resulting from sexual differentiation have attracted the attention of researchers. Unraveling what contributes to and underlies sex differences will provide valuable insights into the development of neurodevelopmental disorders that exhibit sex biases. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects an individual's social interaction and communication abilities, and its male preponderance has been consistently reported in clinical studies. The etiology of male preponderance remains unclear, but progress has been made in studying prenatal sex hormone exposure. The present review examined studies that focused on the association between prenatal testosterone exposure and ASD development, as well as sex-specific behaviors in individuals with ASD. This review also included studies on maternal immune activation-induced developmental abnormalities that also showed striking sex differences in offspring and discussed its possible interacting roles in ASD so as to present a potential approach for future studies on sex biases in ASD.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderNeurodevelopmental DisordersPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsCausalityFemaleHumansMalePregnancySex CharacteristicsTestosteroneTestosteroneandrogenautism spectrum disorderdevelopmentextreme male brainfemale protective effectprenatal environmentsex biassex differencesex hormonetestosterone

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PMID36768521
PMCPMC9916422

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