Autistic traits and mental health in women with the fragile-X premutation: maternal status versus genetic risk.

Sarah J WhiteDenise GerberRomina D Sanchez HernandezAnthonia EfiannayiIshita ChowdhuryHannah PartingtonJoanna F Moss

Published in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2021)

The findings indicate that women with the FX-p show an increased risk for autistic traits and anxiety. This risk is specific to the presence of the FX-p and is not fully accounted for by maternal status or the stress of caring for children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Keyphrases

mental health
genome wide
birth weight
young adults
body mass index
depressive symptoms
copy number
pregnant women
weight loss
heat stress
preterm birth
gestational age