Distress of ostracism: oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism confers sensitivity to social exclusion

A single-nucleotide polymorphism on the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR), rs53576, involving a guanine (G) to adenine (A) substitution has been associated with altered prosocial features. Specifically, individuals with the GG genotype (i.e. the absence of the polymorphism) display beneficial traits inc...

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Published in:Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci
Main Authors: McQuaid, Robyn J., McInnis, Opal A., Matheson, Kimberly, Anisman, Hymie
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4526486/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25564674
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsu166
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