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Written in Saliva: DNA Marks That May Predict Who OCD Therapy Will Help
Epigenetic markers — DNA methylation patterns measured in saliva from roughly 900 people with OCD — were linked to how well patients responded to intensive exposure therapy, a step toward matching OCD treatment to the individual from day one.
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Epigenetic markers linked to psychotherapy response in OCD — Phys.org (Oct 19, 2026), on Höffler, K. D., et al., "Epigenetic markers of response to psychotherapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder," Neuropsychopharmacology (2026), DOI 10.1038/s41386-026-02546-4. Study team: University of Bergen, Norway.

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