Genetic and environmental contributions to diagnostic fluctuation in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

Shuyang YaoHenrik LarssonClaes NorringAndreas BirgegårdPaul LichtensteinBrian M DʼOnofrioCatarina AlmqvistLaura M ThorntonCynthia M BulikRalf Kuja-Halkola

Published in: Psychological medicine (2019)

Our study supports shared mechanisms for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and extends the literature from self-reported behavioural measures to clinical diagnosis. The findings encourage future molecular genetic research on both eating disorders and emphasize clinical vigilance for symptom fluctuation between them.

Keyphrases

anorexia nervosa
genome wide
systematic review
copy number
gene expression
risk assessment
dna methylation
human health