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Polymorphisms of two loci at the oxytocin receptor gene in populations of Africa, Asia and South Europe.
BMC genetics - 6 Jan 2016
Butovskaya Polina R, Lazebny Oleg E, Sukhodolskaya Evgeniya M, Vasiliev Vasily A, Dronova Daria A, Fedenok Juliya N, Rosa Aracelli, Peletskaya Elena N, Ryskov Alexey P, Butovskaya Marina L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The oxytocin (OT) system is known to be implicated in the regulation of complex social behavior, particularly empathy and parenting. The goal of this study was to estimate the gender and population differences in polymorphisms of two oxytocin receptor gene SNPs, rs53576 and rs2254298, in four populations. RESULTS: These data were compared with each other and with 14 samples from the corresponding...
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