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Effects of a common variant in the CD38 gene on social processing in an oxytocin challenge study: possible links to autism.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 May 2012
Sauer Carina, Montag Christian, Wörner Christiane, Kirsch Peter, Reuter Martin
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The intranasal application of oxytocin (OT) has been shown to influence behavioral and neural correlates of social processing. These effects are probably mediated by genetic variations within the OT system. One potential candidate could be the CD38 gene, which codes for a transmembrane protein engaged in OT secretion processes. A common variation in this gene (rs3796863) was recently found to be associated with...
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