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Predicting adolescent disordered eating and behaviours: exploring environmental moderators of polygenic risk.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Dec 2025
Curtis Madeleine, Colodro-Conde Lucia, Medland Sarah E, Gordon Scott, Martin Nicholas G, Wade Tracey D, Cohen-Woods Sarah
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BACKGROUND: Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the risk of developing disordered eating, with twin studies demonstrating environmental factors moderate genetic susceptibility. To date, gene-environment interactions leveraging polygenic risk scores (PRS) have not been studied in disordered eating phenotypes beyond anorexia nervosa (AN). This study investigated if polygenic risk for AN interacts...
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