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SUBMITTER: Kim HS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2936623 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Heejung S HS Sherman David K DK Sasaki Joni Y JY Xu Jun J Chu Thai Q TQ Ryu Chorong C Suh Eunkook M EM Graham Kelsey K Taylor Shelley E SE
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20100819 36
Research has demonstrated that certain genotypes are expressed in different forms, depending on input from the social environment. To examine sensitivity to cultural norms regarding emotional support seeking as a type of social environment, we explored the behavioral expression of oxytocin receptor polymorphism (OXTR) rs53576, a gene previously related to socio-emotional sensitivity. Seeking emotional support in times of distress is normative in American culture but not in Korean culture. Conseq ...[more]