Genetic variation in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene is associated with Asperger Syndrome

Table 2 Results of SNP association between nine genotyped SNPs in the OXTR gene and AS

SNP ID	Frequency Minor Allele (cases)	Frequency Minor Allele (controls)	OR	X²	P value
rs237885	0.4612	0.458	1.013	0.0074	0.9317
rs2268490	0.1282	0.1382	0.9171	0.1535	0.6952
rs2268493	0.2155	0.3074	0.619	7.442	*0.00637*
rs2254298	0.0862	0.1284	0.6404	3.062	0.0802
rs53576	0.3559	0.3037	1.267	2.308	0.1287
rs237894	0.3248	0.267	1.321	2.992	0.0837
rs2268496	0.2179	0.2437	0.8648	0.6625	0.4157
rs237900	0.3846	0.3897	0.9787	0.0199	0.8879
rs2301261	0.0769	0.1078	0.6899	1.9	0.1681

Significant P values after Bonferroni correction for total number of SNPs are written in bold and italicized. AS, Asperger Syndrome; OR, odds ratio; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism.

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