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Does the 2nd and 4th digit ratio reflect prenatal androgen exposure?
Author(s) -
M. Suchoňová,
Veronika Borbélyová,
Emese Renczés,
Barbora Konečná,
Barbora Vlková,
Július Hodosy,
Daniela Ostatníková,
Peter Celec
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bratislavské lekárske listy/bratislava medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1336-0345
pISSN - 0006-9248
DOI - 10.4149/bll_2019_119
Subject(s) - digit ratio , testosterone (patch) , flutamide , hyperandrogenism , androgen , prenatal exposure , endocrinology , offspring , medicine , hormone , pregnancy , androgen receptor , biology , prostate cancer , polycystic ovary , cancer , genetics , obesity , insulin resistance
The aim of our study was to describe the effect of prenatal testosterone exposure on 2D:4D in both sexes, and to determine whether this effect is mediated via the androgen receptor. In addition, the sex differences in lengths of 2D, 4D, and 2D:4D ratio were analyzed.

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