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Lack of association of common polymorphisms linked to empathic behavior with self-reported trait empathy in healthy volunteers.
Hormones and behavior - 1 Nov 2020
Huetter Franz Korbinian, Moehlendick Birte, Knop Dietmar, Siffert Winfried
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BACKGROUND: In a previously specified sample of 421 healthy subjects, we found associations of a common oxytocin receptor (OXTR) polymorphism with self-reported trait empathy. In this study, we used this sample to explore polymorphisms in other genes which have been frequently linked to empathic behavior for associations with self-reported trait empathy: CD38 (CD38), involved in oxytocin secretion, the serotonin...
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