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Genetics and Epigenetics of Eating Disorders.
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- Interconnected desires: A systematic review of compulsive buying-shopping disorder and its links to disordered eating and body image by gender.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
- Biological treatments for co-occurring eating disorders and psychological trauma: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Epigenetics in eating disorders: a systematic review.Molecular psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Significant Locus and Metabolic Genetic Correlations Revealed in Genome-Wide Association Study of Anorexia Nervosa.The American journal of psychiatry · 2017Pooled it
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- Investigating Relationships Between Genetic Risk, Childhood Maltreatment, and Eating Disorders in Women.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2026Article
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- The Norwegian Microbiota Study in Anorexia Nervosa (NORMA): Integrating a clinical trial with preclinical experiments-A study protocol.PloS one · 2026Article
- Childhood Sexual Abuse and Its Association with Clinical and Psychological Features in Patients with Eating Disorders in China.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Article
- Prevalence, Characteristics, and Genetic Architecture of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Phenotypes.JAMA pediatrics · 2026Article
- 'Will They Have It Too?' Mothers' Perspectives of Familial Risk for Eating Disorders.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Predicting adolescent disordered eating and behaviours: exploring environmental moderators of polygenic risk.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025Article
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Abstract
Eating disorders (EDs) are serious psychiatric conditions influenced by biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. A better understanding of the genetics of these complex traits and the development of more sophisticated molecular biology tools have advanced our understanding of the etiology of EDs. The aim of this review is to critically evaluate the literature on the genetic research conducted on three major EDs: anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED). We will first review the diagnostic criteria, clinical features, prevalence, and prognosis of AN, BN, and BED, followed by a review of family, twin, and adoption studies. We then review the history of genetic studies of EDs covering linkage analysis, candidate gene association studies, genome-wide association studies, and the study of rare variants in EDs. Our review also incorporates a translational perspective by covering animal models of ED-related phenotypes. Finally, we review the nascent field of epigenetics of EDs and a look forward to future directions for ED genetic research.
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