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Evidence that genetic variation in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene influences social cognition in ADHD.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 30 May 2010
Park J, Willmott M, Vetuz G, Toye C, Kirley A, Hawi Z, Brookes K J, Gill M, Kent L
Abstract excerpt
Some children with ADHD also have social and communication difficulties similar to those seen in children with autistic spectrum disorders and this may be due to shared genetic liability. As the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene has been implicated in social cognition and autistic spectrum disorders, this study investigated whether OXTR polymorphisms previously implicated in autism were associated with ADHD and...
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