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Associations between oxytocin-related genes and autistic-like traits

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Hovey, Daniel, Zettergren, Anna, Jonsson, Lina, Melke, Jonas, Anckarsäter, Henrik, Lichtenstein, Paul, Westberg, Lars·2014·Social Neuroscience

Abstract

Oxytocin has repeatedly been shown to influence human behavior in social contexts; also, a relationship between oxytocin and the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been suggested. In the present study, we investigated single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the oxytocin gene (OXT) and the genes for single-minded 1 (SIM1), aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator 2 (ARNT2) and cluster of differentiation 38 (CD38) in a population of 1771 children from the Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATSS). Statistical analyses were performed to investigate any association between SNPs and autistic-like traits (ALTs), measured through ASD scores in the Autism-Tics, ADHD and other Co-morbidities inventory. Firstly, we found a statistically significant association between the SIM1 SNP rs3734354 (Pro352Thr) and scores for language impairment (p = .0004), but due to low statistical power this should be interpreted cautiously. Furthermore, nominal associations were found between ASD scores and SNPs in OXT, ARNT2 and CD38. In summary, the present study lends support to the hypothesis that oxytocin and oxytocin neuron development may have an influence on the development of ALTs and suggests a new candidate gene in the search for the pathophysiology of ASD.

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  • Evidence supporting a role for the genes encoding OXT and OXTR in ASD has been controversial.

    “evidence supporting a role for the genes encoding OT (OXT) and the OT receptor (OXTR) has been more controversial (Allen-Brady et al., 2009; Ebstein et al., 2009; Hovey et al., 2014; Satterstrom et al., 2020; Willsey et al., 2013; Zhang et al., 2017)”

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Authors
Hovey, D., Zettergren, A., Jonsson, L., Melke, J., Anckarsäter, H., Lichtenstein, P., & Westberg, L.
Affiliations
  • University of Gothenburg (SE)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Corresponding author
Hovey, Daniel
Venue
Social Neuroscience
Published
2014-03-17
Volume
9
Issue
4
Pages
378-386
ISSN
  • 1747-0919 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-0927
OpenAlex
W2167059298
Cited by
37
References
60
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 1
FWCI
3.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
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  • Social Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Open Archive (Karolinska Institutet) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
oxytocin, autism spectrum disorder, autistic traits, single nucleotide polymorphisms, SIM1, ARNT2, CD38, language impairment, genetic association, oxytocin neurons
MeSH terms
Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Language Development Disorders, Male, Membrane Glycoproteins, Oxytocin, Parents, Phenotype, Repressor Proteins, Social Behavior, Stereotyped Behavior, Sweden, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins, ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1, Genotyping Techniques

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