Genetics in eating disorders: Extending the boundaries of research

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 218-225

  Pinheiro, Andréa Poyastro ^a,b   Sullivan, Patrick F ^a   Bacaltchuck, Josue ^b   Do Prado Lima, Pedro Antonio Schmidt ^c   Bulik, Cynthia M ^a  

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

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Genetics; Molecular genetics

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BRAZIL; BULIMIA; COMPUTER; DATA BASE; EATING DISORDER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY STUDY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOM SAMPLE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; TWINS; CHROMOSOME MAP; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EATING DISORDERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 85047699447     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: 15164446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462006005000004     Document Type: Review

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