Autoimmunity in left-handers. Left-handedness may be associated with an increased risk of autoimmune disease. Is testosterone the link between the two?

Science. 1982 Jul 9;217(4555):141-2,4. doi: 10.1126/science.7089548.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autoimmune Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Brain / embryology
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Dyslexia / pathology
  • Female
  • Functional Laterality*
  • Humans
  • Learning Disabilities / complications
  • Major Histocompatibility Complex
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Testosterone / pharmacology
  • Testosterone / physiology

Substances

  • Testosterone