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Meta-analysis and association of two common polymorphisms of the human oxytocin receptor gene in autism spectrum disorder.
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research - 1 Oct 2016
Kranz Thorsten M, Kopp Marnie, Waltes Regina, Sachse Michael, Duketis Eftichia, Jarczok Tomasz A, Degenhardt Franziska, Görgen Katharina, Meyer Jobst, Freitag Christine M, Chiocchetti Andreas G
Abstract excerpt
Neuropeptides such as oxytocin (OXT) are known facilitators of social behavior across species. Variants of the OXT receptor gene (OXTR) have been tested for association with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across manifold ethnicities, yielding both positive and negative findings. A recent meta-analysis, comprising 16 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), has corroborated the implication of OXTR in the etiology...
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