Deciphering the genetics behind eating disorders

(Université de Genève) By analysing the genome of tens of thousand people, a team led by UNIGE and King's College London have discovering similarities between the genetic bases of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder, and those of psychiatric disorders. Eating disorders differ in their genetic association with anthropometric traits. Thus, genetic predisposition to certain weight traits may be a distinctive feature of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disor...