Genetics of Eating Disorders
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The genetics of eating disorders.
Over the past decade, considerable advances have been made in understanding genetic influences on eating pathology. Eating disorders aggregate in families, and twin studies reveal that additive genetic factors account for approximately 40% to 60% of liability to anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED). Molecular genetics studies have been undertaken to ident...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Clinics of North America
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0193-953X
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2018.10.007