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Adult digit ratio (2D:4D) is not related to umbilical cord androgen or estrogen concentrations, their ratios or net bioactivityRatio of second digit length to fourth digit length (2D:4D) has been extensively used in human and experimental research as a marker of fetal sex steroid...
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MACROD2 gene associated with autistic-like traits in a general population sampleThe MACROD2 gene is a strong positional candidate risk factor for autistic-like traits in the general population
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Prevalence and risk factors for parent-reported recurrent otitis media during early childhoodThe objective was to describe the prevalence and risk factors of recurrent otitis media (rOM) in an urban Australian population at 3 years of age.
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Is the broad autism phenotype in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder exacerbated by the challenges of caring for their children?This qualitative study of parental interviews provided a preliminary examination of whether behaviours consistent with the BAP may have been exacerbated by...
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Prenatal, perinatal, and neonatal risk factors for specific language impairment: A prospective pregnancy cohort studyAlthough genetic factors are known to play a causal role in specific language impairment (SLI), environmental factors may also be important. This study...
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No population bias to left-hemisphere language in 4-year-olds with language impairmentAn apparent paradox in the field of neuropsychology is that people with atypical cerebral lateralization do not appear to suffer any cognitive disadvantage,...
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Perinatal testosterone exposure and cerebral lateralisation in adult males: Evidence for the callosal hypothesisTwo competing theories address the influence of foetal testosterone on cerebral laterality: one proposing exposure to high foetal testosterone concentrations...
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Re-analysis of the association between perinatal androgens and postnatal head circumference growthThis paper is a correction of an earlier report that identified a link between exposure to high levels of testosterone during pregnancy and reduced head...
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Comparative analysis of outcome measures used in examining neurodevelopmental effects of early childhood anesthesia exposureThis paper reports on data from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study to examine whether exposure to anesthetics in children younger than 3...
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Measurement of androgen and estrogen concentrations in cord blood: Accuracy, biological interpretation, and applications to understanding human behavioral developmentThis review examines the accuracy and biological interpretation of the measurement of androgens and estrogens in cord blood. The use of cord blood hormones...