Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with high chronicity and
treatment resistance, indicating the need for early therapy response markers enabling fast …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has recently been linked to increased methylation
levels in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene, and OXTR hypermethylation has predicted a …

Background Oxytocin is an important neuromodulator involved in cognition and socio-
emotional processing that exerts its central activities via oxytocin receptors. Epigenetic …

Background Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic neurodevelopmental
disorder that affects up to 3% of the general population. Although epigenetic mechanisms …

Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) DNA-methylation levels have been associated with trauma-
exposure, mood-and anxiety disorders, and social processes relevant to posttraumatic …

The oxytocin receptor (OXTR) is a potential candidate in the pathophysiology of obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD). The present study investigated the association between …

The emerging field of epigenetics provides a biological basis for gene-environment
interactions relevant to depression. We focus on DNA methylation of exon 1 and 2 of the …

Oxytocin has anxiolytic properties whose mechanisms of action are still being identified.
DNA methylation in the promoter region of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR), an epigenetic …

Background Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a prevalent and severe clinical
condition. Robust evidence suggests a gene-environment interplay in its etiopathogenesis …

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 …