Meta-analysis and association of two common polymorphisms of the human oxytocin receptor gene in autism spectrum disorder

Autism Research

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1036-1045

  Kranz, Thorsten M ^a   Kopp, Marnie ^b   Waltes, Regina ^b   Sachse, Michael ^b   Duketis, Eftichia ^b   Jarczok, Tomasz A ^b   Degenhardt, Franziska ^c   Görgen, Katharina ^a   Meyer, Jobst ^a   Freitag, Christine M ^b   Chiocchetti, Andreas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; endophenotype; genetics; genotyping; meta analysis; oxytocin; oxytocin receptor; social interaction

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; OXTR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AGE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENDER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; OXTR GENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; CHILD; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN;

EID: 84954546631     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1597     Document Type: Article

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