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Additive effects of oxytocin receptor gene polymorphisms on reward circuitry in youth with autism.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Aug 2017
Hernandez L M, Krasileva K, Green S A, Sherman L E, Ponting C, McCarron R, Lowe J K, Geschwind D H, Bookheimer S Y, Dapretto M
Abstract excerpt
Several common alleles in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) are associated with altered brain function in reward circuitry in neurotypical adults and may increase risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Yet, it is currently unknown how variation in the OXTR relates to brain functioning in individuals with ASD, and, critically, whether neural endophenotypes vary as a function of aggregate genetic risk. Here, for...
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