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Associations between oxytocin-related genes and autistic-like traits.
Social neuroscience - 1 Jan 2014
Hovey Daniel, Zettergren Anna, Jonsson Lina, Melke Jonas, Anckarsäter Henrik, Lichtenstein Paul, Westberg Lars
Abstract excerpt
Oxytocin has repeatedly been shown to influence human behavior in social contexts; also, a relationship between oxytocin and the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been suggested. In the present study, we investigated single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the oxytocin gene (OXT) and the genes for single-minded 1 (SIM1), aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator 2 (ARNT2) and cluster of...
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