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Differential Methylation of the Oxytocin Receptor Gene in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa: A Pilot Study

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Recent studies in patients with anorexia nervosa suggest that oxytocin may be involved in the pathophysiology of anorexia nervosa. We examined whether there was evidence of variation in methylation status of the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene in patients with anorexia nervosa that...

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Autores principales: Kim, Youl-Ri, Kim, Jeong-Hyun, Kim, Mi Jeong, Treasure, Janet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3921190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24523928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088673