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The genomics of childhood eating behaviours.
Nature human behaviour - 1 May 2021
Herle Moritz, Abdulkadir Mohamed, Hübel Christopher, Ferreira Diana Santos, Bryant-Waugh Rachel, Loos Ruth J F, Bulik Cynthia M, De Stavola Bianca, Micali Nadia
Abstract excerpt
Eating behaviours may be expressions of genetic risk for obesity and are potential antecedents of later eating disorders. However, childhood eating behaviours are heterogeneous and transient. Here we show associations between polygenic scores for body mass index (BMI-PGS) and anorexia nervosa (AN-PGS) with eating behaviour trajectories during the first 10 years of life using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study...
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