National Eating Disorders Awareness: Role of Genomics

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National Eating Disorders Awareness: Role of Genomics

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 24- March 1, 2014

National Institute of Mental Health:  What are eating disorders?

From the National Library of Medicine: The exact causes of anorexia nervosa are not known. Many factors may be involved. Genes and hormones may play a role. Social attitudes that promote very thin body types may also be involved

A genome-wide association study of anorexia nervosa. 
V Boraska et al. Molecular Psychiatry, February 14, 2014

Genetic variants associated with disordered eating. 
Tracey D. Wade et al. International Journal of Eating Disorders (2013)