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No association between oxytocin or prolactin gene variants and childhood-onset mood disorders.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Oct 2010
Strauss John S, Freeman Natalie L, Shaikh Sajid A, Vetró Agnes, Kiss Eniko, Kapornai Krisztina, Daróczi Gabriella, Rimay Timea, Kothencné Viola Osváth, Dombovári Edit, Kaczvinszk Emília, Tamás Zsuzsa, Baji Ildikó, Besny Márta, Gádoros Julia, DeLuca Vincenzo, George Charles J, Dempster Emma, Barr Cathy L, Kovacs Maria, Kennedy James L
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BACKGROUND: Oxytocin (OXT) and prolactin (PRL) are neuropeptide hormones that interact with the serotonin system and are involved in the stress response and social affiliation. In human studies, serum OXT and PRL levels have been associated with depression and related phenotypes. Our purpose was...
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