Genetic epidemiology, endophenotypes, and eating disorder classification

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Bulik, Cynthia M ^a,b   Hebebrand, Johannes ^c   Keski Rahkonen, Anna ^d   Klump, Kelly L ^e   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^f   Mazzeo, Suzanne E ^g,h   Wade, Tracey D ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Binge eating; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Endophenotypes; Genetic epidemiology; Obsessionality; Subphenotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; ENDOPHENOTYPE; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT CODING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; EATING DISORDERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 35349030377     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20398     Document Type: Review

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