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Oxytocin receptor gene polymorphisms exert a modulating effect on the onset age in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Dec 2017
Kang Jee In, Kim Hae Won, Kim Chul Hoon, Hwang Eun Hee, Kim Se Joo
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The oxytocin receptor (OXTR) is a potential candidate in the pathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present study investigated the association between common single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) of the OXTR gene and the affected status of OCD or distinct clinical subtypes of OCD including the age at onset and symptom dimensions. Ten SNPs of OXTR were examined in 615 patients with OCD and 581...
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