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Oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism (rs2254298) interacts with familial risk for psychopathology to predict symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescent girls.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jan 2011
Thompson Renee J, Parker Karen J, Hallmayer Joachim F, Waugh Christian E, Gotlib Ian H
Abstract excerpt
The nonapeptide oxytocin and its receptor have been implicated in the regulation of mammalian social behavior and stress physiology. Evidence is accumulating that the quality of the parental environment is associated with oxytocin biology in children. The present study was designed to examine the interaction of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2254298 within the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene and quality...
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