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The association of childhood maltreatment with depression and anxiety is not moderated by the oxytocin receptor gene.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Sept 2017
Tollenaar Marieke S, Molendijk Marc L, Penninx Brenda W J H, Milaneschi Yuri, Antypa Niki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene may be involved in resilience or vulnerability towards stress, and hence in the development of stress-related disorders. There are indications that OXTR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) interact with early life stressors in predicting levels of depression and anxiety. To replicate and extend these findings, we examined whether three literature-based OXTR SNPs...
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