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Pascoe LA, Mikhail ME, Burt SA, Culbert KM, Klump KL. Shared genetic influences between eating disorders and gastrointestinal disease in a large, population-based sample of adult women and men. Psychol Med 2024; 54:1184-1195. [PMID: 37920985 DOI: 10.1017/s003329172300301x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Some preliminary research suggests higher rates of gastrointestinal disease in individuals with eating disorders (EDs). However, research is limited, and it remains unknown what etiologic factors account for observed associations. This was the first study to examine how EDs and dimensional ED symptoms (e.g. body dissatisfaction, binge eating) are phenotypically and etiologically associated with gastrointestinal disease in a large, population-based twin sample. METHODS Adult female (N = 2980) and male (N = 2903) twins from the Michigan State University Twin Registry reported whether they had a lifetime ED (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder) and completed a measure of dimensional ED symptoms. We coded the presence/absence of lifetime gastrointestinal disease (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease) based on responses to questions regarding chronic illnesses and medications. We first examined whether twins with gastrointestinal disease had higher rates of EDs and ED symptoms, then used correlated factors twin models to investigate genetic and environmental contributions to the overlap between disorders. RESULTS Twins with gastrointestinal disease had significantly greater dimensional ED symptoms (β = 0.21, p < 0.001) and odds of a lifetime ED (OR 2.90, p = 0.001), regardless of sex. Shared genetic factors fully accounted for the overlap between disorders, with no significant sex differences in etiologic associations. CONCLUSIONS Comorbidity between EDs and gastrointestinal disease may be explained by overlap in genetic influences, potentially including inflammatory genes implicated in both types of disorders. Screening for gastrointestinal disease in people with EDs, and EDs in those with gastrointestinal disease, is warranted.
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- Laura A Pascoe
- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Rolan EP, Mikhail ME, Culbert KM, Burt SA, Klump KL. Estrogen moderation of genetic influences on eating disorder symptoms during gonadarche in girls: Specific effects on binge eating. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023; 158:106384. [PMID: 37708824 PMCID: PMC10880121 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
Abstract
The heritability of eating disorder (ED) symptoms increases dramatically across gonadarche in girls. Past studies suggest these developmental differences could be due to pubertal activation of estrogen, but findings have been limited to only one ED symptom (i.e., binge eating). The current study examined whether estrogen contributes to gonadarcheal differences in genetic influences on overall levels of ED symptoms as well as key cognitive symptoms (i.e., weight/shape concerns) that are present across all EDs and are early risk factors for eating pathology. Given that binge eating frequently co-occurs with all of these symptoms, analyses also examined whether estrogen effects exist for overall levels of ED symptoms and body weight/shape concerns after accounting for the known effects of estrogen on genetic risk for binge eating. Participants included 964 female twins (ages 8-16) from the Michigan State University Twin Registry. Overall levels of ED symptoms were assessed with the Minnesota Eating Behavior Survey (MEBS) total score. Weight/shape concerns were assessed with a latent factor modeled using subscales from the MEBS and the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire. Estradiol levels were assessed with saliva samples. Twin moderation models were used to examine whether genetic influences on overall levels of ED symptoms and weight/shape concerns differed significantly across estradiol levels. Although initial models suggested modest differences in genetic influences on overall levels of ED symptoms across estradiol levels, these effects were eliminated when binge eating was accounted for in the models. In addition, weight/shape concerns did not show significant moderation of genetic influences by estradiol in models with or without binge eating. Taken together, results are significant in suggesting that individual differences in estradiol levels during gonadarche have a unique and specific impact on genetic risk for binge eating, while other etiologic factors must contribute to increased heritability of cognitive ED symptoms during this key developmental period in girls.
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- Emily P Rolan
- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
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Thorp JG, Gerring ZF, Derks EM. Machine learning drives genetic discovery for binge eating disorder. Nat Genet 2023; 55:1424-1425. [PMID: 37550532 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01473-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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- Jackson G Thorp
- Translational Neurogenomics Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Translational Neurogenomics Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Translational Neurogenomics Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Burstein D, Griffen TC, Therrien K, Bendl J, Venkatesh S, Dong P, Modabbernia A, Zeng B, Mathur D, Hoffman G, Sysko R, Hildebrandt T, Voloudakis G, Roussos P. Genome-wide analysis of a model-derived binge eating disorder phenotype identifies risk loci and implicates iron metabolism. Nat Genet 2023; 55:1462-1470. [PMID: 37550530 PMCID: PMC10947608 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01464-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
Abstract
Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder, yet its genetic architecture remains largely unknown. Studying BED is challenging because it is often comorbid with obesity, a common and highly polygenic trait, and it is underdiagnosed in biobank data sets. To address this limitation, we apply a supervised machine-learning approach (using 822 cases of individuals diagnosed with BED) to estimate the probability of each individual having BED based on electronic medical records from the Million Veteran Program. We perform a genome-wide association study of individuals of African (n = 77,574) and European (n = 285,138) ancestry while controlling for body mass index to identify three independent loci near the HFE, MCHR2 and LRP11 genes and suggest APOE as a risk gene for BED. We identify shared heritability between BED and several neuropsychiatric traits, and implicate iron metabolism in the pathophysiology of BED. Overall, our findings provide insights into the genetics underlying BED and suggest directions for future translational research.
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- David Burstein
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (VISN 2 South), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center of Excellence in Eating and Weight Disorders, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (VISN 2 South), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (VISN 2 South), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center of Excellence in Eating and Weight Disorders, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center of Excellence in Eating and Weight Disorders, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (VISN 2 South), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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DONATO KEVIN, CECCARINI MARIARACHELE, DHULI KRISTJANA, BONETTI GABRIELE, MEDORI MARIACHIARA, MARCEDDU GIUSEPPE, PRECONE VINCENZA, XHUFI SUELA, BUSHATI MARSIDA, BOZO DHURATA, BECCARI TOMMASO, BERTELLI MATTEO. Gene variants in eating disorders. Focus on anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. J Prev Med Hyg 2022; 63:E297-E305. [PMID: 36479493 PMCID: PMC9710388 DOI: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2022.63.2s3.2772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, have a deep social impact, concluding with death in cases of severe disease. Eating disorders affect up to 5% of the population in the industrialized countries, but probably the phenomenon is under-detection and under-diagnosis. Eating disorders are multifactorial disorders, resulting from the interaction between environmental triggers, psychological factors, but there is also a strong genetic component. In fact, genetic factors predispose for approximately 33-84% to anorexia nervosa, 28-83% to bulimia nervosa, and 41-57% to binge eating disorder. Twins and family studies have provided an unassailable proof on the heritability of these disorders. Other types of genetic studies, including genome-wide association studies, whole genome sequencing and linkage analysis, allowed to identify the genes and their variants associated with eating disorders and moreover global collaborative efforts have led to delineate the etiology of these disorders. Next Generation Sequencing technologies can be considered as an ideal diagnostic approach to identify not only the common variants, such as single nucleotide polymorphism, but also rare variants. Here we summarize the present knowledge on the molecular etiology and genetic determinants of eating disorders including serotonergic genes, dopaminergic genes, opioid genes, appetite regulation genes, endocannabinoid genes and vitamin D3.
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- KEVIN DONATO
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- MAGI Euregio, Bolzano, Italy
- Correspondence: Kevin Donato, MAGI EUREGIO, Via Maso della Pieve 60/A, Bolzano (BZ), 39100, Italy. E-mail:
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- C.I.B., Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Biotecnologie, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- C.I.B., Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Biotecnologie, Trieste, Italy
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- MAGI Euregio, Bolzano, Italy
- MAGI’S LAB, Rovereto (TN), Italy
- MAGISNAT, Peachtree Corners (GA), USA
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Flatt RE, Thornton LM, Smith T, Mitchell H, Argue S, Baucom BRW, Deboeck PR, Adamo C, Kilshaw RE, Shi Q, Tregarthen J, Butner JE, Bulik CM. Retention, engagement, and binge-eating outcomes: Evaluating feasibility of the Binge-Eating Genetics Initiative study. Int J Eat Disord 2022; 55:1031-1041. [PMID: 35502471 PMCID: PMC9357123 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Using preliminary data from the Binge-Eating Genetics Initiative (BEGIN), we evaluated the feasibility of delivering an eating disorder digital app, Recovery Record, through smartphone and wearable technology for individuals with binge-type eating disorders. METHODS Participants (n = 170; 96% female) between 18 and 45 years old with lived experience of binge-eating disorder or bulimia nervosa and current binge-eating episodes were recruited through the Recovery Record app. They were randomized into a Watch (first-generation Apple Watch + iPhone) or iPhone group; they engaged with the app over 30 days and completed baseline and endpoint surveys. Retention, engagement, and associations between severity of illness and engagement were evaluated. RESULTS Significantly more participants in the Watch group completed the study (p = .045); this group had greater engagement than the iPhone group (p's < .05; pseudo-R2 McFadden effect size = .01-.34). Overall, binge-eating episodes, reported for the previous 28 days, were significantly reduced from baseline (mean = 12.3) to endpoint (mean = 6.4): most participants in the Watch (60%) and iPhone (66%) groups reported reduced binge-eating episodes from baseline to endpoint. There were no significant group differences across measures of binge eating. In the Watch group, participants with fewer episodes of binge eating at baseline were more engaged (p's < .05; pseudo-R2 McFadden = .01-.02). Engagement did not significantly predict binge eating at endpoint nor change in binge-eating episodes from baseline to endpoint for both the Watch and iPhone groups. DISCUSSION Using wearable technology alongside iPhones to deliver an eating disorder app may improve study completion and app engagement compared with using iPhones alone.
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- Rachael E. Flatt
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
- Department of Psychology and NeuroscienceUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of PsychologyEast Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityTennesseeUSA
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
- Department of NutritionUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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Nonino CB, Barato M, Ferreira FC, Delfino HBP, Noronha NY, Nicoletti CF, Junior WS, Welendorf CR, Souza DRS, Ferreira-Julio MA, Watanabe LM, de Souza Pinhel MA. DRD2 and BDNF polymorphisms are associated with binge eating disorder in patients with weight regain after bariatric surgery. Eat Weight Disord 2022; 27:1505-1512. [PMID: 34478125 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-021-01290-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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AIM The aim of this study was to analyze the association and susceptibility of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in the DRD2 and BDNF genes with BED in patients with weight regain in the postoperative period of bariatric surgery. METHODS One hundred and seventy-seven individuals who underwent bariatric surgery with weight regain were evaluated and divided into two groups according to the BED diagnostic. The individuals were submitted to an anthropometric evaluation, analysis of the presence of BED using a validated questionnaire, and blood collection for genotyping of the polymorphisms rs6265 (BDNF) and rs1800497 (DRD2) by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS The presence of wild-type alleles for rs1800497 (CC) and rs6265 (GG) was more frequent in patients without BED. Nevertheless, the presence of one or two variant alleles for rs1800497 (CT + TT) and rs6265 (GA + AA) was more frequent in patients with BED. The combination of the two studied SNPs prevailed in patients with BED. CONCLUSIONS The presence of allele frequency of rs1800497 SNP in the DRD2 gene and rs6265 SNP in the BDNF gene, isolated and/or combined, indicated an additional risk for the development of BED in patients with obesity, especially in the context of weight regain. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III (evidence obtained from the case-control analytic study).
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- Carla Barbosa Nonino
- Laboratory of Nutrigenomic Studies, FMRP/USP, Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto Medical School, São José Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrigenomic Studies, FMRP/USP, Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrigenomic Studies, FMRP/USP, Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrigenomic Studies, FMRP/USP, Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrigenomic Studies, FMRP/USP, Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrigenomic Studies, FMRP/USP, Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto Medical School, São José Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrigenomic Studies, FMRP/USP, Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrigenomic Studies, FMRP/USP, Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
- Department of Molecular Biology, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto Medical School, São José Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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Hübel C, Abdulkadir M, Herle M, Loos RJF, Breen G, Bulik CM, Micali N. One size does not fit all. Genomics differentiates among anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Int J Eat Disord 2021; 54:785-793. [PMID: 33644868 PMCID: PMC8436760 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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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). RESULTS Individuals with binge-type eating disorders had higher polygenic scores than controls for other psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and higher polygenic scores for body mass index. DISCUSSION Our findings replicate some of the known comorbidities of eating disorders on a genomic level and motivate a deeper investigation of shared and unique genomic factors across the three primary eating disorders.
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- Christopher Hübel
- Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry CentreInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College LondonLondonUK
- UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental HealthSouth London and Maudsley HospitalLondonUK
- National Centre for Register‐based Research, Aarhus Business and Social SciencesAarhus UniversityAarhusDenmark
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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- Department of Pediatrics Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
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- Department of Biostatistics and Health InformaticsInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College LondonLondonUK
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- Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized MedicineIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry CentreInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College LondonLondonUK
- UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental HealthSouth London and Maudsley HospitalLondonUK
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
- Department of NutritionUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of Pediatrics Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child HealthUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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Babbs RK, Beierle JA, Yao EJ, Kelliher JC, Medeiros AR, Anandakumar J, Shah AA, Chen MM, Johnson WE, Bryant CD. The effect of the demyelinating agent cuprizone on binge-like eating of sweetened palatable food in female and male C57BL/6 substrains. Appetite 2020; 150:104678. [PMID: 32209386 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2020.104678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Binge eating is a heritable symptom of eating disorders with an unknown genetic etiology. Rodent models for binge-like eating (BLE) of palatable food permit the study of genetic and biological mechanisms. We previously genetically mapped a coding mutation in Cyfip2 associated with increased BLE of sweetened palatable food in the C57BL/6NJ versus C57BL/6J substrain. The increase in BLE in C57BL/6NJ mice was associated with a decrease in transcription of genes enriched for myelination in the striatum. Here, we tested the hypothesis that decreasing myelin levels with the demyelinating agent cuprizone would enhance BLE. Mice were treated with a 0.3% cuprizone home cage diet for two weeks. Cuprizone induced similar weight loss in both substrains and sexes that recovered within 48 h after removal of cuprizone. Following a three-week recovery period, mice were trained for BLE in an intermittent, limited access procedure. Surprisingly, cuprizone significantly reduced BLE in male but not female C57BL/6NJ mice while having no effect in C57BL/6J mice. Cuprizone also reduced myelin basic protein (MBP) at seven weeks post-cuprizone removal while having no effect on myelin-associated glycoprotein at this time point. C57BL/6NJ mice also showed less MBP than C57BL/6J mice. There were no statistical interactions of Treatment with Sex on MBP levels, indicating that differences in MBP reduction are unlikely to account for sex differences in BLE. To summarize, cuprizone induced an unexpected, significant reduction in BLE in C57BL/6NJ males, which could indicate genotype-dependent sex differences in the biological mechanisms of BLE.
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- Richard K Babbs
- Laboratory of Addiction Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., L-606C, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Laboratory of Addiction Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., L-606C, Boston, MA, 02118, USA; Biomolecular Pharmacology Ph.D. Program, Boston University School of Medicine, USA; Boston University's Transformative Training Program in Addiction Science (TTPAS), Biomedical Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., E-200, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Laboratory of Addiction Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., L-606C, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Laboratory of Addiction Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., L-606C, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Laboratory of Addiction Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., L-606C, Boston, MA, 02118, USA; National Institute on Drug Abuse Diversity Scholars Program, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3105, MSC 9567, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20892-9567
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- Laboratory of Addiction Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., L-606C, Boston, MA, 02118, USA; National Institute on Drug Abuse Diversity Scholars Program, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3105, MSC 9567, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20892-9567
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- Laboratory of Addiction Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., L-606C, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Laboratory of Addiction Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., L-606C, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Computational Biomedicine, Boston University, 72 E. Concord St., E-609, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Laboratory of Addiction Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St., L-606C, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
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Micioni Di Bonaventura MV, Pucci M, Giusepponi ME, Romano A, Lambertucci C, Volpini R, Micioni Di Bonaventura E, Gaetani S, Maccarrone M, D'Addario C, Cifani C. Regulation of adenosine A 2A receptor gene expression in a model of binge eating in the amygdaloid complex of female rats. J Psychopharmacol 2019; 33:1550-1561. [PMID: 31161847 DOI: 10.1177/0269881119845798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pharmacological treatment approaches for eating disorders, such as binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa, are currently limited. METHODS AND AIMS Using a well-characterized animal model of binge eating, we investigated the epigenetic regulation of the A2A Adenosine Receptor (A2AAR) and dopaminergic D2 receptor (D2R) genes. RESULTS Gene expression analysis revealed a selective increase of both receptor mRNAs in the amygdaloid complex of stressed and restricted rats, which exhibited binge-like eating, when compared to non-stressed and non-restricted rats. Consistently, pyrosequencing analysis revealed a significant reduction of the percentage of DNA methylation but only at the A2AAR promoter region in rats showing binge-like behaviour compared to the control animals. Focusing thus on A2AAR agonist (VT 7) administration (which inhibited the episode of binge systemically at 0.1 mg/kg or intra-central amygdala (CeA) injection at 900 ng/side) induced a significant increase of A2AAR mRNA levels in restricted and stressed rats when compared to the control group. In addition, we observed a significant decrease in A2AAR mRNA levels in rats treated with the A2AAR antagonist (ANR 94) at 1 mg/kg. Consistent changes in the DNA methylation status of the A2AAR promoter were found in restricted and stressed rats after administration of VT 7 or ANR 94. CONCLUSION We confirm the role of A2AAR in binge eating behaviours, and we underline the importance of epigenetic regulation of the A2AAR gene, possibly due to a compensatory mechanism to counteract the effect of binge eating. We suggest that A2AAR activation, inducing receptor gene up-regulation, could be relevant to reduction of food consumption.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology V. Erspamer, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry Unit, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry Unit, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology V. Erspamer, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Campus Bio-Medico, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Pharmacy, Pharmacology Unit, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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Human biological system provides innumerable neuroendocrine inputs for food intake control, with effects on appetite's modulation and the satiety signs. Its regulation is very complex, engaging several molecular interactions with many tissues, hormones, and neural circuits. Thus, signaling molecules that control food intake are critical for normal energy homeostasis and a deregulation of these pathways can lead to eating disorders and obesity. In line of this, genetic factors have a significantly influence of the regulation of neural circuits controlling the appetite and satiety pathways, as well as the regulation of brain reward systems. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes related to hypothalamic appetite and satiety mechanisms, further in multiple neurotransmitter systems may contribute to the development of major Eating Disorders (EDs) related to obesity, among them Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN), which are discussed in this review.
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- Carolina Ferreira Nicoletti
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Laboratory of Studies in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology, São José do Rio Preto Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - FMRP/USP - Laboratory of Nutrigenomic Studies, University of São Paulo, Av Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, CEP: 14049-900, Brazil.
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Capusan AJ, Yao S, Kuja-Halkola R, Bulik CM, Thornton LM, Bendtsen P, Marteinsdottir I, Thorsell A, Larsson H. Genetic and environmental aspects in the association between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and binge-eating behavior in adults: a twin study. Psychol Med 2017; 47:2866-2878. [PMID: 28578734 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717001416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prior research demonstrated that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with binge-eating behavior, binge-eating disorder (BED), and bulimia nervosa (BN). The aim of this study was to investigate these associations in an adult twin population, and to determine the extent to which ADHD symptoms and binge-eating behavior share genetic and environmental factors. METHODS We used self-reports of current ADHD symptoms and lifetime binge-eating behavior and associated characteristics from a sample of over 18 000 adult twins aged 20-46 years, from the population-based Swedish Twin Registry. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used to examine the association between ADHD and lifetime binge-eating behavior, BED, and BN. Structural equation modeling was used in 13 773 female twins to determine the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to the association between ADHD symptoms and binge-eating behavior in female adult twins. RESULTS ADHD symptoms were significantly associated with lifetime binge-eating behavior, BED, and BN. The heritability estimate for current ADHD symptoms was 0.42 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.41-0.44], and for lifetime binge-eating behavior 0.65 (95% CI 0.54-0.74). The genetic correlation was estimated as 0.35 (95% CI 0.25-0.46) and the covariance between ADHD and binge-eating behavior was primarily explained by genetic factors (91%). Non-shared environmental factors explained the remaining part of the covariance. CONCLUSIONS The association between adult ADHD symptoms and binge-eating behavior in females is largely explained by shared genetic risk factors.
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- A J Capusan
- Department of Psychiatry and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine,Linköping University,Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,Chapel Hill,USA
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- Department of Medical Specialist and Department of Medical and Health Sciences,Linköping University,Motala,Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine,Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN), Linköping University,Linköping,Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine,Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN), Linköping University,Linköping,Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden
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O'Connor SM, Beam CR, Luo X, Cohen LA, VanHuysse JL, Emery RE, Turkheimer E, Keel PK, Burt SA, Neale M, Boker S, Klump K. Genetic and environmental associations between body dissatisfaction, weight preoccupation, and binge eating: Evidence for a common factor with differential loadings across symptom type. Int J Eat Disord 2017; 50:157-161. [PMID: 27636116 PMCID: PMC5291810 DOI: 10.1002/eat.22625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Prior twin studies provide support for a single "common factor" that contributes genetic and environmental risk to a range of disordered eating symptoms. However, the common factor may be indexed less well by binge eating (BE) than other symptoms of eating disorders [i.e., body dissatisfaction (BD) and weight preoccupation (WP)]. We sought to explore the presence of a common factor and test whether loadings differed across three key symptoms (i.e., BE, BD, WP). METHOD Disordered eating was assessed via self-report in 631 female twin pairs from the Michigan State University Twin Registry. RESULTS We detected a common disordered eating factor that was influenced primarily by additive genetic and nonshared environmental influences. However, we observed different loadings on this common factor by symptom type, as factor loadings for BD and WP were stronger than that for BE. Moreover, the residual environmental and/or genetic variances (i.e., those that are independent of the common factor) were larger in BE than those of BD or WP. DISCUSSION Although all three symptoms share a common set of genetic and environmental influences, risk for BE may involve additional genetic, biological, and environmental factors that are not shared with other symptoms of eating pathology. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.(Int J Eat Disord 2017; 50:157-161).
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- Shannon M O'Connor
- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- Department of Behavioral Medicine, Genesys Regional Medical Center, Consortium for Advanced Psychology Training, Michigan State University Flint Area Medical Education, Michigan
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- Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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Pucci M, Micioni Di Bonaventura MV, Giusepponi ME, Romano A, Filaferro M, Maccarrone M, Ciccocioppo R, Cifani C, D'Addario C. Epigenetic regulation of nociceptin/orphanin FQ and corticotropin-releasing factor system genes in frustration stress-induced binge-like palatable food consumption. Addict Biol 2016; 21:1168-1185. [PMID: 26387568 DOI: 10.1111/adb.12303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Revised: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Evidence suggests that binge eating may be caused by a unique interaction between dieting and stress. We developed a binge-eating model in which female rats with a history of intermittent food restriction show binge-like palatable food consumption after a 15-minute exposure to the sight of the palatable food (frustration stress). The aim of the present study was to investigate the regulation of the stress neurohormone corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) system and of the nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) system genes in selective rat brain regions, using our animal model. Food restriction by itself seems to be responsible in the hypothalamus for the downregulation on messenger RNA levels of CRF-1 receptor, N/OFQ and its receptor (NOP). For the latter, this alteration might be due to selective histone modification changes. Instead, CRF gene appears to be upregulated in the hypothalamus as well as in the ventral tegmental area only when rats are food restricted and exposed to frustration stress, and, of relevance, these changes appear to be due to a reduction in DNA methylation at gene promoters. Moreover, also CRF-1 receptor gene resulted to be differentially regulated in these two brain regions. Epigenetic changes may be viewed as adaptive mechanisms to environmental perturbations concurring to facilitate food consumption in adverse conditions, that is, in this study, under food restriction and stressful conditions. Our data on N/OFQ and CRF signaling provide insight on the use of this binge-eating model for the study of epigenetic modifications in controlled genetic and environmental backgrounds.
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- Mariangela Pucci
- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic Sciences and Neurosciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy
- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Pharmacology Unit, University of Camerino, Italy.
- Intramural Research Program, NIDA/NIH, Baltimore,, MD, USA.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy.
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
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Vannucci A, Nelson EE, Bongiorno DM, Pine DS, Yanovski JA, Tanofsky-Kraff M. Behavioral and neurodevelopmental precursors to binge-type eating disorders: support for the role of negative valence systems. Psychol Med 2015; 45:2921-2936. [PMID: 26040923 PMCID: PMC4589435 DOI: 10.1017/s003329171500104x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pediatric loss-of-control (LOC) eating is a robust behavioral precursor to binge-type eating disorders. Elucidating precursors to LOC eating and binge-type eating disorders may refine developmental risk models of eating disorders and inform interventions. METHOD We review evidence within constructs of the Negative Valence Systems (NVS) domain, as specified by the Research Domain Criteria framework. Based on published studies, we propose an integrated NVS model of binge-type eating-disorder risk. RESULTS Data implicate altered corticolimbic functioning, neuroendocrine dysregulation, and self-reported negative affect as possible risk factors. However, neuroimaging and physiological data in children and adolescents are sparse, and most prospective studies are limited to self-report measures. CONCLUSIONS We discuss a broad NVS framework for conceptualizing early risk for binge-type eating disorders. Future neural and behavioral research on the developmental trajectory of LOC and binge-type eating disorders is required.
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- Anna Vannucci
- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
- Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, MD
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- Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience of the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, MD
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- Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience of the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, MD
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- Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience of the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, MD
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- Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
- Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, MD
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Fernandes AE, de Melo ME, Fujiwara CTH, Pioltine MB, Matioli SR, Santos A, Cercato C, Halpern A, Mancini MC. Associations between a common variant near the MC4R gene and serum triglyceride levels in an obese pediatric cohort. Endocrine 2015; 49:653-8. [PMID: 25948074 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-015-0616-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Polymorphisms near the MC4R gene may be related to an increased risk for obesity, but studies of variations in this gene and its relation to cardiometabolic profiles and food intake are scarce and controversial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of the variants rs12970134 and rs17782313 near the MC4R gene in food intake, binge eating (BE) behavior, anthropometric parameters, body composition, metabolic profile, and cardiometabolic risk factors in obese children and adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study that included obese children and adolescents. We evaluated anthropometric, metabolic parameters and cardiometabolic risk factors, including hypertension, impaired fasting glucose, hypertriglyceridemia, and low HDL-cholesterol. BE was assessed through the BE scale, and a 24-h recall was used to evaluate total caloric intake and percentage of macronutrients and types of dietary fat. The MC4R variants rs12970134 and rs17782313 were genotyped using TaqMan assay. To assess the magnitude of risk, a logistic regression adjusted for Z-BMI, age, and gender was performed, adopting the significance level of 0.05. The study included 518 subjects (52.1 % girls, 12.7 ± 2.7 years old, Z-BMI = 3.24 ± 0.57). Carriers of the variant rs17782313 exhibit increased triglyceride levels (108 ± 48 vs. 119 ± 54, p = 0.034) and an increased risk of hypertriglyceridemia (OR 1.985, 95 % CI 1.288-3.057, p = 0.002). There was no association of the SNP rs12970134 with clinical, metabolic, or nutritional parameters. The variant rs12970134 and rs17782313 did not influence food intake or the presence of BE. The variant rs17782313 is associated with an increased risk of hypertriglyceridemia in obese children and adolescents.
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- Ariana Ester Fernandes
- League of Childhood Obesity, Service of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 255, 7º andar, sala 7037, Sao Paulo, SP, 05403-000, Brazil,
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Patrono E, Di Segni M, Patella L, Andolina D, Valzania A, Latagliata EC, Felsani A, Pompili A, Gasbarri A, Puglisi-Allegra S, Ventura R. When chocolate seeking becomes compulsion: gene-environment interplay. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120191. [PMID: 25781028 PMCID: PMC4363151 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Eating disorders appear to be caused by a complex interaction between environmental and genetic factors, and compulsive eating in response to adverse circumstances characterizes many eating disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS We compared compulsion-like eating in the form of conditioned suppression of palatable food-seeking in adverse situations in stressed C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice, two well-characterized inbred strains, to determine the influence of gene-environment interplay on this behavioral phenotype. Moreover, we tested the hypothesis that low accumbal D2 receptor (R) availability is a genetic risk factor of food compulsion-like behavior and that environmental conditions that induce compulsive eating alter D2R expression in the striatum. To this end, we measured D1R and D2R expression in the striatum and D1R, D2R and α1R levels in the medial prefrontal cortex, respectively, by western blot. RESULTS Exposure to environmental conditions induces compulsion-like eating behavior, depending on genetic background. This behavioral pattern is linked to decreased availability of accumbal D2R. Moreover, exposure to certain environmental conditions upregulates D2R and downregulates α1R in the striatum and medial prefrontal cortex, respectively, of compulsive animals. These findings confirm the function of gene-environment interplay in the manifestation of compulsive eating and support the hypothesis that low accumbal D2R availability is a "constitutive" genetic risk factor for compulsion-like eating behavior. Finally, D2R upregulation and α1R downregulation in the striatum and medial prefrontal cortex, respectively, are potential neuroadaptive responses that parallel the shift from motivated to compulsive eating.
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- Enrico Patrono
- Department of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Coppito, Italy
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychology and Center “Daniel Bovet,” Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Coppito, Italy
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Department of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Coppito, Italy
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychology and Center “Daniel Bovet,” Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychology and Center “Daniel Bovet,” Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- CNR, Institute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Coppito, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Coppito, Italy
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychology and Center “Daniel Bovet,” Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychology and Center “Daniel Bovet,” Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Racine SE, Keel PK, Burt SA, Sisk CL, Neale M, Boker S, Klump KL. Exploring the relationship between negative urgency and dysregulated eating: etiologic associations and the role of negative affect. J Abnorm Psychol 2013; 122:433-44. [PMID: 23356217 PMCID: PMC3759363 DOI: 10.1037/a0031250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Negative urgency (i.e., the tendency to engage in rash action in response to negative affect) has emerged as a critical personality trait contributing to individual differences in binge eating. However, studies investigating the extent to which genetic and/or environmental influences underlie the effects of negative urgency on binge eating are lacking. Moreover, it remains unclear whether negative urgency-binge eating associations are simply a result of the well-established role of negative affect in the development/maintenance of binge eating. The current study addresses these gaps by examining phenotypic and etiologic associations between negative urgency, negative affect, and dysregulated eating (i.e., binge eating, emotional eating) in a sample of 222 same-sex female twin pairs from the Michigan State University Twin Registry. Negative urgency was significantly associated with both dysregulated eating symptoms, even after controlling for the effects of negative affect. Genetic factors accounted for the majority (62-77%) of this phenotypic association, although a significant proportion of this genetic covariation was due to genetic influences in common with negative affect. Nonshared environmental factors accounted for a relatively smaller (23-38%) proportion of the association, but these nonshared environmental effects were independent of negative affect. Findings suggest that the presence of emotion-based rash action, combined with high levels of negative affect, may significantly increase genetic risk for dysregulated eating.
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University
- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Human Genetics, and Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University
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- Department of Psychology, University of Virginia
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BACKGROUND Recent behavioral genetic studies have emphasized the importance of investigating eating disorders at the level of individual symptoms, rather than as overall diagnoses. We examined the heritability of binge eating disorder (BED) using an item-factor analytic approach, which estimates contributions of additive genetic (A), common environmental (C), and unique environmental (E) influences on liability to BED as well as individual symptoms. METHOD Participants were 614 monozygotic and 410 dizygotic same-sex female twins from the Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry who completed a self-report measure of BED symptoms based upon DSM-IV criteria. Genetic and environmental contributions to BED liability were assessed at the diagnostic and symptom levels, using an item-factor approach. RESULTS Liability to BED was moderately heritable; 45% of the variance was due to A, with smaller proportions due to C (13%), and E (42%). Additive genetic effects accounted for 29-43% of the variance in individual items, while only 8-14% was due to C. CONCLUSIONS Results highlight the relevance of examining eating disorders at the symptom level, rather than focusing on aggregate diagnoses.
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- K. S. Mitchell
- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Virginia Institute for Psychiatric & Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Virginia Institute for Psychiatric & Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Virginia Institute for Psychiatric & Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Virginia Institute for Psychiatric & Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Virginia Institute for Psychiatric & Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Klump KL, Suisman JL, Burt SA, McGue M, Iacono WG. Genetic and environmental influences on disordered eating: An adoption study. J Abnorm Psychol 2010; 118:797-805. [PMID: 19899849 DOI: 10.1037/a0017204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Twin studies indicate significant genetic, but little shared environmental, influences on eating disorders. However, critics argue that study limitations constrain the conclusions that can be drawn. Adoption studies avoid many of these limitations, but to date, no adoption studies of eating pathology have been conducted. The current study was the first adoption study to examine genetic/environmental effects for disordered eating. Participants included 123 adopted and 56 biological female sibling pairs. Disordered eating (i.e., overall eating pathology, body dissatisfaction, weight preoccupation, binge eating) was assessed with the Minnesota Eating Behaviors Survey (Klump, McGue, & Iacono, 2000; von Ranson, Klump, Iacono, & McGue, 2005). Biometric model fitting indicated significant genetic influences (59%-82%) on all forms of disordered eating, with nonshared environmental factors accounting for the remaining variance. Shared environmental factors did not contribute significantly to any disordered eating symptom. Our findings bolster those from twin studies and provide critical evidence of significant genetic effects on disordered eating symptoms.
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- Kelly L Klump
- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824-1116, USA.
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