The Influence of Sex on Brain Development Genetics and the Possible Relationship with Sex-Dependent Differences in Psychiatric Disorders

There are sex-dependent differences in the prevalence, age of onset, and course of psychiatric disorders and cognitive abilities. Although it has been assumed that the direct effect of gonadal hormones in sensitive periods leads to sexually dimorphic brain development, current evidence suggests that...

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Published inGazi tıp dergisi Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 608 - 613
Main Authors Bağcaz,Arda, Terzi,Yunus Kasım, Şahin,Feride İffet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Gazi Üniversitesi Yayınları 01.10.2021
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Sağlık Hizmetleri
Tıp
Ankara
Türkiye
Cinsiyet
seks kromozomları
psikiyatrik bozukluklar
Sex
gen dozajı
gene dosage
sex chromosomes
gelişimsel genler
epigenetik
epigenetics
developmental genes
psychiatric disorders
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Summary:There are sex-dependent differences in the prevalence, age of onset, and course of psychiatric disorders and cognitive abilities. Although it has been assumed that the direct effect of gonadal hormones in sensitive periods leads to sexually dimorphic brain development, current evidence suggests that another possible factor may be sex-specific regulations at the gene level. Understanding the sex differences at the gene level can be promising to identify the mechanisms that predispose or trigger psychiatric disorders, and may provide new prevention or treatment strategies. This paper aims to review the findings on the mechanisms that affect the sex-specific differences in brain development at the gene level and to discuss the relationship of these findings with different cognitive characteristics of the sexes and psychiatric disorders.
ISSN:2147-2092
2147-2092
DOI:10.12996/gmj.2021.138