Article
Association between the oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism (rs53576) and bulimia nervosa.
European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association - 1 May 2015
Kim Youl-Ri, Kim Jeong-Hyun, Kim Chan-Hyung, Shin Jae Gook, Treasure Janet
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Oxytocin circuits are implicated in the regulation of appetite and weight. Variants in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene have been associated with bulimic behaviour. This study aimed to investigate the association between the OXTR gene and eating disorders. METHOD: We genotyped six single nucleotide polymorphisms, rs53576, rs237879, rs2228485, rs13316193, rs2254298 and , located within the...
