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The potential role of oxytocin and perinatal factors in the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorders - review of the literature.
Psychiatry research - 1 Jan 2017
Vanya Melinda, Szucs Szabina, Vetro Agnes, Bartfai Gyorgy
Abstract excerpt
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are characterized by: social and communication impairments, and by restricted repetitive behaviors. The aim of the present paper is to review abnormalities of oxytocin (OXT) and related congenital malformations in ASD. A literature search was conducted in the PubMed database up to 2016 for articles related to the pathomechanism of ASD, abnormalities of OXT and the OXT polymorphism...
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