Why does autism affect men more than women?

Scientists at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, United States, reported that men were more likely to develop autism and schizophrenia than women.

"Nature Communications" published the results of the study of researchers who badyzed patient statistics, and found that every woman with autism corresponds to 3 to 4 males infected with the same disease.

The researchers also found that this rate applies to people with schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, dyslexia and mental retardation, according to the website of "Russia Today".

Scientists have identified the gene "OGT" responsible for this disparity between the proportions of neurological diseases, and the gene "H3K27me3" badociated with them, affecting the composition of the proteins responsible for feeding the placenta of the # 39; child is still in the womb.

Scientists have confirmed that the OGT gene is placed on the female chromosome "" and is more active in women than in men, which may explain the multiple injuries of neurological diseases in males.