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Exploration of large, rare copy number variants associated with psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders in individuals with anorexia nervosa.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Aug 2017
Yilmaz Zeynep, Szatkiewicz Jin P, Crowley James J, Ancalade NaEshia, Brandys Marek K, van Elburg Annemarie, de Kovel Carolien G F, Adan Roger A H, Hinney Anke, Hebebrand Johannes, Gratacos Monica, Fernandez-Aranda Fernando, Escaramis Georgia, Gonzalez Juan R, Estivill Xavier, Zeggini Eleftheria, Sullivan Patrick F, Bulik Cynthia M
Abstract excerpt
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious and heritable psychiatric disorder. To date, studies of copy number variants (CNVs) have been limited and inconclusive because of small sample sizes. We conducted a case-only genome-wide CNV survey in 1983 female AN cases included in the Genetic Consortium for Anorexia Nervosa. Following stringent quality control procedures, we investigated whether pathogenic CNVs in regions...
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