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Binge-eating disorder as a distinct familial phenotype in obese individuals.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Mar 2006
Hudson James I, Lalonde Justine K, Berry Judith M, Pindyck Lindsay J, Bulik Cynthia M, Crow Scott J, McElroy Susan L, Laird Nan M, Tsuang Ming T, Walsh B Timothy, Rosenthal Norman R, Pope Harrison G
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CONTEXT: Binge-eating disorder (BED)-a syndrome that only recently has attracted scientific attention-is often seen in obese individuals, especially those with severe obesity. However, it remains unclear whether BED represents an etiologically distinct behavioral phenotype of obesity or simply a nonspecific eating pattern sometimes seen in obese individuals. OBJECTIVE: To test whether BED aggregates in families...
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