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Associations between oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms and self-reported aggressive behavior and anger: Interactions with alcohol consumption.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Sept 2012
Johansson Ada, Westberg Lars, Sandnabba Kenneth, Jern Patrick, Salo Benny, Santtila Pekka
Abstract excerpt
Oxytocin has been implicated in the regulation of social as well as aggressive behaviors, and in a recent study we found that the effect of alcohol on aggressive behavior was moderated by the individual's genotype on an oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphism (Johansson et al., 2012). In this study we wanted to deepen and expand the analysis by exploring associations between three (rs1488467, rs4564970,...
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