Background Even though the evidence supporting the presence of a heritable component in
the aetiology of anorexia nervosa (AN) is strong, the underlying genetic mechanisms remain …

Objective Although the genetic contribution to the development of anorexia nervosa (AN)
has long been recognized, there has been little progress relative to other psychiatric …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) are often comorbid and
likely to share genetic risk factors. Hence, we examine their shared genetic background …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) occurs nine times more often in females than in males. Although
environmental factors likely play a role, the reasons for this imbalanced sex ratio remain …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are complex disorders associated with
disordered eating behavior. Heritability estimates derived from twin and family studies are …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious mental illness characterized by severe dietary restriction
that leads to high rates of morbidity, chronicity, and mortality. Unfortunately, effective …

The etiology of anorexia nervosa (AN) remains elusive. Recent genome-wide association
studies identified the first genes liked to AN which reached genome-wide significance …

Objective Genome‐wide association studies have identified multiple genomic regions
associated with anorexia nervosa. No genome‐wide studies of other eating disorders, such …

Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa (AN), have a significant genetic component. In
the current study, a genomewide linkage analysis of 192 families with at least one affected …

Anorexia nervosa is a perplexing illness with the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric
disease. In this paper, we review the genetic research on anorexia nervosa (AN). Family …