rs13316193(C;C)

Slight evidence indicating increased OXTR expression, higher levels of empathy.

Magnitude
0.8Typical
Repute
Good
Frequency
19%Average of 4 populations
On SNPedia
rs13316193(C;C)
Gene
OXTR

Frequency

Share of people with C;C in each HapMap population.

  • Yoruba (Nigeria)47%
  • European ancestry (Utah)21%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)5%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)2%

Other genotypes of rs13316193

  1. C;TNot ratedNo summary available.Typical · 0.038% of people
  2. T;TBadslight evidence indicating decreased OXTR expression, higher risk of depression, higher risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Typical · 0.843% of people

All about rs13316193

Notes

From SNPedia

The association between oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism (OXTR) and trait empathy.

References

Source and license

Adapted from rs13316193(C;C) on SNPedia, using a snapshot taken October 16, 2026. SNPedia content is shared under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, and this page is shared under the same license.

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