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A Primer on the Genetics of Comorbid Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders.
European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association - 1 Mar 2016
Munn-Chernoff Melissa A, Baker Jessica H
Abstract excerpt
Eating disorders (EDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) frequently co-occur; however, the reasons for this are unclear. We review the current literature on genetic risk for EDs and SUDs, as well as preliminary findings exploring whether these classes of disorders have overlapping genetic risk. Overall, genetic factors contribute to individual differences in liability to multiple EDs and SUDs. Although initial...
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