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Associations between genetic variations in oxytocin pathway genes and hippocampal volume: Insights from the UK Biobank
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, Functional Pharmacology and Neuroscience. Stockholm Univ, Dept Psychol, Albanovagen 12, SE-11419 Stockholm, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0765-8764
Univ Florida, Dept Psychol, Gainesville, FL USA.;Univ Florida, Cognit Aging & Memory Program, Clin Translat Res Program CAM CTRP, Gainesville, FL USA.;Univ Florida, McKnight Brain Inst, Gainesville, FL USA..
Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Humanities & Social Sci, Inst Social Psychol, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China..
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, Functional Pharmacology and Neuroscience.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0000-7694
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2025 (English)In: Cortex, ISSN 0010-9452, E-ISSN 1973-8102, Vol. 183, p. 211-219Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The role of oxytocin-related genes in social-cognitive function has been previously established, but structural brain mechanisms underlying this link remain poorly understood. Utilizing a substantial dataset from the UK Biobank (N ≈ 30,000), this research determined associations between variations in ten single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within three oxytocin pathway genes (i.e., the oxytocin/neurophysin I prepropetide gene, the cluster of differentiation 38 glycoprotein gene, the oxytocin receptor gene) and whole-brain gray matter volume. Carriers of the AA or AG genotypes of the oxytocin receptor gene rs237851 SNP exhibited significantly larger hippocampal volume than carriers of the GG genotype. These results support the link between variations in the oxytocin receptor gene and hippocampal structure, with possible impact on social-cognitive function such as social recognition memory.

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Elsevier, 2025. Vol. 183, p. 211-219
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Oxytocin pathway gene, Oxytocin receptor, Hippocampus, Social recognition memory, UK Biobank
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-549684DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2024.11.017ISI: 001403098800001PubMedID: 39736190OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-549684DiVA, id: diva2:1936135
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Swedish Research Council, Dnr 2018-02904Swedish Research Council, Dnr 2013-00854The Swedish Brain Foundation, FO2022-0148The Swedish Brain Foundation, FO2023-0090Available from: 2025-02-10 Created: 2025-02-10 Last updated: 2025-02-10Bibliographically approved

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