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Explaining the sex difference in dyslexia / Anne B. ARNETT in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58-6 (June 2017)
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Titre : Explaining the sex difference in dyslexia Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Anne B. ARNETT, Auteur ; Bruce F. PENNINGTON, Auteur ; Robin L. PETERSON, Auteur ; Erik G. WILLCUTT, Auteur ; John C. DEFRIES, Auteur ; Richard K. OLSON, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.719-727 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Reading dyslexia sex difference processing speed inhibition verbal reasoning Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Males are diagnosed with dyslexia more frequently than females, even in epidemiological samples. This may be explained by greater variance in males’ reading performance. Methods We expand on previous research by rigorously testing the variance difference theory, and testing for mediation of the sex difference by cognitive correlates. We developed an analytic framework that can be applied to group differences in any psychiatric disorder. Results Males’ overrepresentation in the low performance tail of the reading distribution was accounted for by mean and variance differences across sex. There was no sex difference at the high performance tail. Processing speed (PS) and inhibitory control partially mediated the sex difference. Verbal reasoning emerged as a strength in males. Conclusions Our results complement a previous finding that PS partially mediates the sex difference in symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and helps explain the sex difference in both dyslexia and ADHD and their comorbidity. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12691 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=308
in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 58-6 (June 2017) . - p.719-727[article] Explaining the sex difference in dyslexia [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Anne B. ARNETT, Auteur ; Bruce F. PENNINGTON, Auteur ; Robin L. PETERSON, Auteur ; Erik G. WILLCUTT, Auteur ; John C. DEFRIES, Auteur ; Richard K. OLSON, Auteur . - p.719-727.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 58-6 (June 2017) . - p.719-727
Mots-clés : Reading dyslexia sex difference processing speed inhibition verbal reasoning Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Males are diagnosed with dyslexia more frequently than females, even in epidemiological samples. This may be explained by greater variance in males’ reading performance. Methods We expand on previous research by rigorously testing the variance difference theory, and testing for mediation of the sex difference by cognitive correlates. We developed an analytic framework that can be applied to group differences in any psychiatric disorder. Results Males’ overrepresentation in the low performance tail of the reading distribution was accounted for by mean and variance differences across sex. There was no sex difference at the high performance tail. Processing speed (PS) and inhibitory control partially mediated the sex difference. Verbal reasoning emerged as a strength in males. Conclusions Our results complement a previous finding that PS partially mediates the sex difference in symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and helps explain the sex difference in both dyslexia and ADHD and their comorbidity. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12691 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=308 Sex differences in the association between infant markers and later autistic traits / Rachael BEDFORD in Molecular Autism, 7 (2016)
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Titre : Sex differences in the association between infant markers and later autistic traits Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Rachael BEDFORD, Auteur ; E. J. JONES, Auteur ; M. H. JOHNSON, Auteur ; A. PICKLES, Auteur ; Tony CHARMAN, Auteur ; T. GLIGA, Auteur Article en page(s) : 21p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Attention/physiology Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnosis/pathology Female Fixation, Ocular/physiology Humans Infant Male Phenotype Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Sex Factors Siblings Surveys and Questionnaires Video Recording Autism Differential liability High risk Infants Sex difference Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Although it is well established that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is higher in males than females, there is relatively little understanding of the underlying mechanisms and their developmental time course. Sex-specific protective or risk factors have often been invoked to explain these differences, but such factors are yet to be identified. METHODS: We take a developmental approach, using a prospective sample of 104 infants at high and low familial risk for ASD, to characterise sex differences in infant markers known to predict emerging autism symptoms. We examine three markers previously shown to be associated with later autistic social-communication symptoms: the Autism Observation Scale for Infants (AOSI) total score, attention disengagement speed and gaze following behaviour. Our aim was to test whether sex differences were already present in these markers at 1 year of age, which would suggest sex-specific mechanisms of risk or protection. RESULTS: While no sex differences were found in any of the three markers investigated, we found sex differences in their relationship to 3-year autism traits; all three markers significantly predicted later autism traits only in the boys. CONCLUSIONS: Previously identified 'early autism markers' were associated with later autism symptoms only in boys. This suggests that there may be additional moderating risk or protective factors which remain to be identified. Our findings have important implications for prospective studies in terms of directly testing for the moderating effect of sex on emerging autistic traits. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0081-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=328
in Molecular Autism > 7 (2016) . - 21p.[article] Sex differences in the association between infant markers and later autistic traits [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Rachael BEDFORD, Auteur ; E. J. JONES, Auteur ; M. H. JOHNSON, Auteur ; A. PICKLES, Auteur ; Tony CHARMAN, Auteur ; T. GLIGA, Auteur . - 21p.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Molecular Autism > 7 (2016) . - 21p.
Mots-clés : Attention/physiology Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnosis/pathology Female Fixation, Ocular/physiology Humans Infant Male Phenotype Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Sex Factors Siblings Surveys and Questionnaires Video Recording Autism Differential liability High risk Infants Sex difference Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Although it is well established that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is higher in males than females, there is relatively little understanding of the underlying mechanisms and their developmental time course. Sex-specific protective or risk factors have often been invoked to explain these differences, but such factors are yet to be identified. METHODS: We take a developmental approach, using a prospective sample of 104 infants at high and low familial risk for ASD, to characterise sex differences in infant markers known to predict emerging autism symptoms. We examine three markers previously shown to be associated with later autistic social-communication symptoms: the Autism Observation Scale for Infants (AOSI) total score, attention disengagement speed and gaze following behaviour. Our aim was to test whether sex differences were already present in these markers at 1 year of age, which would suggest sex-specific mechanisms of risk or protection. RESULTS: While no sex differences were found in any of the three markers investigated, we found sex differences in their relationship to 3-year autism traits; all three markers significantly predicted later autism traits only in the boys. CONCLUSIONS: Previously identified 'early autism markers' were associated with later autism symptoms only in boys. This suggests that there may be additional moderating risk or protective factors which remain to be identified. Our findings have important implications for prospective studies in terms of directly testing for the moderating effect of sex on emerging autistic traits. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0081-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=328 Effects of sex and DTNBP1 (dysbindin) null gene mutation on the developmental GluN2B-GluN2A switch in the mouse cortex and hippocampus / D. SINCLAIR in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 8-1 (December 2016)
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Titre : Effects of sex and DTNBP1 (dysbindin) null gene mutation on the developmental GluN2B-GluN2A switch in the mouse cortex and hippocampus Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : D. SINCLAIR, Auteur ; J. CESARE, Auteur ; M. MCMULLEN, Auteur ; G. C. CARLSON, Auteur ; C. G. HAHN, Auteur ; K. E. BORGMANN-WINTER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.14 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Cortex Dtnbp1 Development Dysbindin GluN2B Hippocampus Nmda Phosphorylation Postsynaptic density Sex difference Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia differentially impact males and females and are highly heritable. The ways in which sex and genetic vulnerability influence the pathogenesis of these disorders are not clearly understood. The n-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor pathway has been implicated in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders and changes dramatically across postnatal development at the level of the GluN2B-GluN2A subunit "switch" (a shift from reliance on GluN2B-containing receptors to reliance on GluN2A-containing receptors). We investigated whether sex and genetic vulnerability (specifically, null mutation of DTNBP1 [dysbindin; a possible susceptibility gene for schizophrenia]) influence the developmental GluN2B-GluN2A switch. METHODS: Subcellular fractionation to enrich for postsynaptic density (PSD), together with Western blotting and kinase assay, were used to investigate the GluN2B-GluN2A switch in the cortex and hippocampus of male and female DTNBP1 null mutant mice and their wild-type littermates. Main effects of sex and DTNBP1 genotype, and interactions with age, were assessed using factorial ANOVA. RESULTS: Sex differences in the GluN2B-GluN2A switch emerged across development at the frontal cortical synapse, in parameters related to GluN2B. Males across genotypes displayed higher GluN2B:GluN2A and GluN2B:GluN1 ratios (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively), higher GluN2B phosphorylation at Y1472 (p < 0.01), and greater abundance of PLCgamma (p < 0.01) and Fyn (p = 0.055) relative to females. In contrast, effects of DTNBP1 were evident exclusively in the hippocampus. The developmental trajectory of GluN2B was disrupted in DTNBP1 null mice (genotype x age interaction p < 0.05), which also displayed an increased synaptic GluN2A:GluN1 ratio (p < 0.05) and decreased PLCgamma (p < 0.05) and Fyn (only in females; p < 0.0005) compared to wild-types. CONCLUSIONS: Sex and DTNBP1 mutation influence the GluN2B-GluN2A switch at the synapse in a brain-region-specific fashion involving pY1472-GluN2B, Fyn, and PLCgamma. This highlights the possible mechanisms through which risk factors may mediate their effects on vulnerability to disorders of NMDA receptor dysfunction. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-016-9148-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=348
in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 8-1 (December 2016) . - p.14[article] Effects of sex and DTNBP1 (dysbindin) null gene mutation on the developmental GluN2B-GluN2A switch in the mouse cortex and hippocampus [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / D. SINCLAIR, Auteur ; J. CESARE, Auteur ; M. MCMULLEN, Auteur ; G. C. CARLSON, Auteur ; C. G. HAHN, Auteur ; K. E. BORGMANN-WINTER, Auteur . - p.14.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 8-1 (December 2016) . - p.14
Mots-clés : Cortex Dtnbp1 Development Dysbindin GluN2B Hippocampus Nmda Phosphorylation Postsynaptic density Sex difference Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia differentially impact males and females and are highly heritable. The ways in which sex and genetic vulnerability influence the pathogenesis of these disorders are not clearly understood. The n-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor pathway has been implicated in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders and changes dramatically across postnatal development at the level of the GluN2B-GluN2A subunit "switch" (a shift from reliance on GluN2B-containing receptors to reliance on GluN2A-containing receptors). We investigated whether sex and genetic vulnerability (specifically, null mutation of DTNBP1 [dysbindin; a possible susceptibility gene for schizophrenia]) influence the developmental GluN2B-GluN2A switch. METHODS: Subcellular fractionation to enrich for postsynaptic density (PSD), together with Western blotting and kinase assay, were used to investigate the GluN2B-GluN2A switch in the cortex and hippocampus of male and female DTNBP1 null mutant mice and their wild-type littermates. Main effects of sex and DTNBP1 genotype, and interactions with age, were assessed using factorial ANOVA. RESULTS: Sex differences in the GluN2B-GluN2A switch emerged across development at the frontal cortical synapse, in parameters related to GluN2B. Males across genotypes displayed higher GluN2B:GluN2A and GluN2B:GluN1 ratios (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively), higher GluN2B phosphorylation at Y1472 (p < 0.01), and greater abundance of PLCgamma (p < 0.01) and Fyn (p = 0.055) relative to females. In contrast, effects of DTNBP1 were evident exclusively in the hippocampus. The developmental trajectory of GluN2B was disrupted in DTNBP1 null mice (genotype x age interaction p < 0.05), which also displayed an increased synaptic GluN2A:GluN1 ratio (p < 0.05) and decreased PLCgamma (p < 0.05) and Fyn (only in females; p < 0.0005) compared to wild-types. CONCLUSIONS: Sex and DTNBP1 mutation influence the GluN2B-GluN2A switch at the synapse in a brain-region-specific fashion involving pY1472-GluN2B, Fyn, and PLCgamma. This highlights the possible mechanisms through which risk factors may mediate their effects on vulnerability to disorders of NMDA receptor dysfunction. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-016-9148-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=348 Transdiagnostic and sex differences in cognitive profiles of autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / Hirokazu DOI in Autism Research, 15-6 (June 2022)
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Titre : Transdiagnostic and sex differences in cognitive profiles of autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Hirokazu DOI, Auteur ; Chieko KANAI, Auteur ; Haruhisa OHTA, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1130-1141 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adult Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology Cognition Female Humans Male Sex Characteristics Wechsler Scales Adhd Asd Wais cognitive profile sex difference Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : An increasing number of studies have shown that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) share symptoms and aetiologies. However, transdiagnostic comparisons between ASD and ADHD is complicated due to the sex differences within each condition. To clarify the similarities and differences in the cognitive functioning between ASD and ADHD, while considering potential sex differences, this study compared cognitive profiles assessed by the WAIS-III between the four groups created by orthogonally combining diagnosis and sex based on the data from 277 ASD males, 86 ASD females, 99 ADHD males and 64 ADHD females. The analysis revealed three major findings. First, performance IQ and perceptual organization index were higher in ADHD males than in ASD males and ADHD females. Second, Gaussian mixture model fitting revealed two clusters underlying the distribution of subindex scores. The percentage of being classified into the cluster that scored lower in all the subindices was higher in females than in males irrespective of diagnosis. Third, feature importance for classification of ASD and ADHD yielded by random forest classifier, a supervised machine learning algorithm, revealed that autism quotient was most informative feature in classifying ASD and ADHD in males, while the discrepancy between verbal and performance intelligence quotient was in females, indicating that the set of behavioral features contributing to classification differs between males and females. Thus, these findings indicate that sex as well as diagnosis is critical in determining the cognitive profiles of people with ASD and ADHD. LAY SUMMARY: The present study compared profiles of cognitive functions measured by Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale between males and females with ASD and ADHD. The analyses revealed clear sex differences in cognitive functions in both ASD and ADHD and that the set of cognitive functions useful in classifying ASD and ADHD differed between males and females. Thus, biological sex seems to be a critical factor in determining the cognitive profiles of people with ASD and ADHD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2712 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=476
in Autism Research > 15-6 (June 2022) . - p.1130-1141[article] Transdiagnostic and sex differences in cognitive profiles of autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Hirokazu DOI, Auteur ; Chieko KANAI, Auteur ; Haruhisa OHTA, Auteur . - p.1130-1141.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Autism Research > 15-6 (June 2022) . - p.1130-1141
Mots-clés : Adult Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology Cognition Female Humans Male Sex Characteristics Wechsler Scales Adhd Asd Wais cognitive profile sex difference Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : An increasing number of studies have shown that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) share symptoms and aetiologies. However, transdiagnostic comparisons between ASD and ADHD is complicated due to the sex differences within each condition. To clarify the similarities and differences in the cognitive functioning between ASD and ADHD, while considering potential sex differences, this study compared cognitive profiles assessed by the WAIS-III between the four groups created by orthogonally combining diagnosis and sex based on the data from 277 ASD males, 86 ASD females, 99 ADHD males and 64 ADHD females. The analysis revealed three major findings. First, performance IQ and perceptual organization index were higher in ADHD males than in ASD males and ADHD females. Second, Gaussian mixture model fitting revealed two clusters underlying the distribution of subindex scores. The percentage of being classified into the cluster that scored lower in all the subindices was higher in females than in males irrespective of diagnosis. Third, feature importance for classification of ASD and ADHD yielded by random forest classifier, a supervised machine learning algorithm, revealed that autism quotient was most informative feature in classifying ASD and ADHD in males, while the discrepancy between verbal and performance intelligence quotient was in females, indicating that the set of behavioral features contributing to classification differs between males and females. Thus, these findings indicate that sex as well as diagnosis is critical in determining the cognitive profiles of people with ASD and ADHD. LAY SUMMARY: The present study compared profiles of cognitive functions measured by Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale between males and females with ASD and ADHD. The analyses revealed clear sex differences in cognitive functions in both ASD and ADHD and that the set of cognitive functions useful in classifying ASD and ADHD differed between males and females. Thus, biological sex seems to be a critical factor in determining the cognitive profiles of people with ASD and ADHD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2712 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=476 Meconium androgens are correlated with ASD-related phenotypic traits in early childhood in a familial enriched risk cohort / Dina TERLOYEVA in Molecular Autism, 11 (2020)
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Titre : Meconium androgens are correlated with ASD-related phenotypic traits in early childhood in a familial enriched risk cohort Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Dina TERLOYEVA, Auteur ; Alexander J. FREY, Auteur ; Bo Y. PARK, Auteur ; Elizabeth M. KAUFFMAN, Auteur ; Leny MATHEW, Auteur ; Anna BOSTWICK, Auteur ; Erika L. VARNER, Auteur ; Brian K. LEE, Auteur ; Lisa A. CROEN, Auteur ; Margaret D. FALLIN, Auteur ; Irva HERTZ-PICCIOTTO, Auteur ; Craig J. NEWSCHAFFER, Auteur ; Kristen LYALL, Auteur ; Nathaniel W. SNYDER, Auteur Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Androgen Autism-related traits Meconium Prenatal exposure Sex difference Sibling Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Prenatal exposure to increased androgens has been suggested as a risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This hypothesis has been examined by measurement of steroids in amniotic fluid, cord blood, saliva, and blood with mixed results. METHODS: To provide an orthogonal measure of fetal exposure, this study used meconium, the first stool of a newborn, to measure prenatal androgen exposure from infants in the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI). EARLI is a familial-enriched risk cohort that enrolled pregnant mothers who already had a child with an ASD diagnosis. In the younger child, we investigated the association between meconium unconjugated (u) and total (t) concentrations of major androgens testosterone (T), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and androstenedione (A4), and ASD-related traits at 12 and 36 months of age. Traits were measured at 12 months with Autism Observation Scale for Infants (AOSI) and at 36 months with total score on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS). One hundred and seventy children had meconium and AOSI, 140 had meconium and SRS, and 137 had meconium and both AOSI and SRS. RESULTS: Separate robust linear regressions between each of the log-transformed androgens and log-transformed SRS scores revealed three-way interaction between sex of the child, sex of the proband, and testosterone concentration. In the adjusted analyses, t-T, u-A4, and u-DHEA (P???0.01) were positively associated with AOSI scores, while u-T (P?=?0.004) and u-DHEA (P?=?0.007) were positively associated with SRS total score among females with female probands (n?=?10). Additionally, higher concentrations of u-T (P?=?0.01) and t-T (P?=?0.01) predicted higher SRS total score in males with male probands (n?=?63). Limitations Since we explored three-way interactions, this resulted in a limited sample size for some analyses. This study was from an enriched-risk cohort which may limit generalizability, and this study used ASD-assessment scales as outcomes instead of diagnostic categories. Additionally, the novel use of meconium in this study limits the ability to compare the results in this cohort to others due to the paucity of research on meconium. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the utility of meconium for studies of endogenous fetal metabolism and suggests the sex of older siblings with autism should be considered as a biological variable in relevant studies. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-020-00395-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=438
in Molecular Autism > 11 (2020)[article] Meconium androgens are correlated with ASD-related phenotypic traits in early childhood in a familial enriched risk cohort [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Dina TERLOYEVA, Auteur ; Alexander J. FREY, Auteur ; Bo Y. PARK, Auteur ; Elizabeth M. KAUFFMAN, Auteur ; Leny MATHEW, Auteur ; Anna BOSTWICK, Auteur ; Erika L. VARNER, Auteur ; Brian K. LEE, Auteur ; Lisa A. CROEN, Auteur ; Margaret D. FALLIN, Auteur ; Irva HERTZ-PICCIOTTO, Auteur ; Craig J. NEWSCHAFFER, Auteur ; Kristen LYALL, Auteur ; Nathaniel W. SNYDER, Auteur.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Molecular Autism > 11 (2020)
Mots-clés : Androgen Autism-related traits Meconium Prenatal exposure Sex difference Sibling Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Prenatal exposure to increased androgens has been suggested as a risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This hypothesis has been examined by measurement of steroids in amniotic fluid, cord blood, saliva, and blood with mixed results. METHODS: To provide an orthogonal measure of fetal exposure, this study used meconium, the first stool of a newborn, to measure prenatal androgen exposure from infants in the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI). EARLI is a familial-enriched risk cohort that enrolled pregnant mothers who already had a child with an ASD diagnosis. In the younger child, we investigated the association between meconium unconjugated (u) and total (t) concentrations of major androgens testosterone (T), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and androstenedione (A4), and ASD-related traits at 12 and 36 months of age. Traits were measured at 12 months with Autism Observation Scale for Infants (AOSI) and at 36 months with total score on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS). One hundred and seventy children had meconium and AOSI, 140 had meconium and SRS, and 137 had meconium and both AOSI and SRS. RESULTS: Separate robust linear regressions between each of the log-transformed androgens and log-transformed SRS scores revealed three-way interaction between sex of the child, sex of the proband, and testosterone concentration. In the adjusted analyses, t-T, u-A4, and u-DHEA (P???0.01) were positively associated with AOSI scores, while u-T (P?=?0.004) and u-DHEA (P?=?0.007) were positively associated with SRS total score among females with female probands (n?=?10). Additionally, higher concentrations of u-T (P?=?0.01) and t-T (P?=?0.01) predicted higher SRS total score in males with male probands (n?=?63). Limitations Since we explored three-way interactions, this resulted in a limited sample size for some analyses. This study was from an enriched-risk cohort which may limit generalizability, and this study used ASD-assessment scales as outcomes instead of diagnostic categories. Additionally, the novel use of meconium in this study limits the ability to compare the results in this cohort to others due to the paucity of research on meconium. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the utility of meconium for studies of endogenous fetal metabolism and suggests the sex of older siblings with autism should be considered as a biological variable in relevant studies. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-020-00395-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=438 Meta-analysis-tested formal models of potential mechanisms underlying females’ low autism-spectrum-disorder diagnosis rate compared to males’ / Meng-Ting CHEN in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 98 (October 2022)
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