Differences in RORA levels in brain may contribute to autism sex bias
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
An important sex-dependent difference in the level of RORA protein in brain tissues of males and females has been found by scientists. Specifically, females without autism have a slightly higher level of RORA in the frontal cortex of the brain than males without autism, while the levels of the protein are comparably lower in the brain of both males and females with autism.