Sex differences in brain structure: a twin study on restricted and repetitive behaviors in twin pairs with and without autism

Abstract Background Females with autism spectrum disorder have been reported to exhibit fewer and less severe restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests compared to males. This difference might indicate sex-specific alterations of brain networks involved in autism symptom domains, especially...

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Main Authors: Annelies van’t Westeinde, Élodie Cauvet, Roberto Toro, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Janina Neufeld, Katell Mevel, Sven Bölte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Molecular Autism
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-019-0309-x