Cerebrospinal fluid levels of oxytocin in Prader–Willi syndrome: a preliminary report
Biological PsychiatryPublished 1 December 1998Open access
Andrés Martin, Matthew W. State, George M. Anderson, Walter M Kaye, Jeanne M. Hanchett, Claire McConaha
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CSF oxytocin was elevated in Prader-Willi syndrome as compared to normal control subjects, and AVP was not significantly different between the groups as a whole, providing further evidence for hypothalamic and Oxytocinergic dysfunction in PWS.
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These data provide further evidence for hypothalamic and oxytocinergic dysfunction in PWS. The associations between oxytocin, appetite regulation, and obsessive compulsive symptomatology in PWS warrant further investigation.
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