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PTBP2 - a gene with relevance for both Anorexia nervosa and body weight regulation.
Translational psychiatry - 9 Jun 2022
Zheng Yiran, Rajcsanyi Luisa Sophie, Herpertz-Dahlmann Beate, Seitz Jochen, de Zwaan Martina, Herzog Wolfgang, Ehrlich Stefan, Zipfel Stephan, Giel Katrin, Egberts Karin, Burghardt Roland, Föcker Manuel, Al-Lahham Saad, Peters Triinu, Libuda Lars, Antel Jochen, Hebebrand Johannes, Hinney Anke
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors are relevant for both eating disorders and body weight regulation. A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) for anorexia nervosa (AN) detected eight genome-wide significant chromosomal loci. One of these loci, rs10747478, was also genome-wide and significantly associated with body mass index (BMI). The nearest coding gene is the Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein 2 gene (PTBP2). To detect...
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