oxytocin in serum/plasma

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Clinical significance

oxytocin plasma levels vary by genetic polymorphisms
higher levels are associated with better social functioning in both autistic & normal children^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Geller B Does Oxytocin Improve Autism? Physician's First Watch, Nov 16, 2015 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org
Parker KJ, Garner JP, Libove RA et al Plasma oxytocin concentrations and OXTR polymorphisms predict social impairments in children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Aug 19;111(33):12258-63 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25092315