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Bridging the gap: Short structural variants in the genetics of anorexia nervosa.
The International journal of eating disorders - 1 Jun 2022
Berthold Natasha, Pytte Julia, Bulik Cynthia M, Tschochner Monika, Medland Sarah E, Akkari Patrick Anthony
Abstract excerpt
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a devastating disorder with evidence of underexplored heritability. Twin and family studies estimate heritability (h2 ) to be 57%-64%, and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) reveal significant genetic correlations with psychiatric and anthropometric traits and a total of nine genome-wide significant loci. Whether significantly associated single nucleotide polymorphisms identified by...
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