One size does not fit all. Genomics differentiates among anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Genome-wide association studies have identified multiple genomic regions associated with anorexia nervosa. No genome-wide studies of other eating disorders, such as bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, have been performed, despite their substantial heritability. Exploratively, we aimed to identify traits that are genetically associated with binge-type eating disorders.

Method

We calculated genome-wide polygenic scores for 269 trait and disease outcomes using PRSice v2.2 and their association with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder in up to 640 cases and 17,050 controls from the UK Biobank. Significant associations were tested for replication in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (up to 217 cases and 3,018 controls).<

SUBMITTER: Hubel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436760 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature