Associations between childhood maltreatment and DNA methylation of the oxytocin receptor gene in immune cells of mother–newborn dyads

Associations between childhood maltreatment and DNA methylation of the oxytocin receptor gene in immune cells of mother–newborn dyads

Abstract The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) and its receptor (OXTR) modulate interpersonal relationships, particularly mother–child interactions. DNA methylation (DNAm) changes of the OXTR gene were observed in individuals who experienced Childhood Maltreatment (CM). A modulatory role of single nucleot...

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Main Authors: Laura Ramo-Fernández, Anja M. Gumpp, Christina Boeck, Sabrina Krause, Alexandra M. Bach, Christiane Waller, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, Alexander Karabatsiakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01546-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01546-w

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