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Neural correlate of autistic-like traits and a common allele in the oxytocin receptor gene.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 1 Oct 2014
Saito Yuki, Suga Motomu, Tochigi Mamoru, Abe Osamu, Yahata Noriaki, Kawakubo Yuki, Liu Xiaoxi, Kawamura Yoshiya, Sasaki Tsukasa, Kasai Kiyoto, Yamasue Hidenori
Abstract excerpt
Sub-clinical autistic-like traits (ALTs) are continuously distributed in the general population and genetically linked to autism. Although identifying the neurogenetic backgrounds of ALTs might enhance our ability to identify those of autism, they are largely unstudied. Here, we have examined the neuroanatomical basis of ALTs and their association with the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) rs2254298A, a known risk...
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