Methylation of the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) gene promoter in women with a bulimia-spectrum disorder: Associations with borderline personality disorder and exposure to childhood abuse

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 121-127

  Groleau, Patricia ^a,b,c   Joober, Ridha ^b,c   Israel, Mimi ^a,b,c   Zeramdini, Nadia ^c   DeGuzman, Rosherrie ^c   Steiger, Howard ^a,b,c  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Bulimia nervosa; Childhood maltreatment; Dopamine; Epigenetic; Methylation

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; BORDERLINE STATE; BULIMIA; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA METHYLATION; DSM-IV-TR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; VOMITING;

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT; DOPAMINE; EPIGENETIC; METHYLATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DNA METHYLATION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888437729     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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